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Descendants of Jacques Lussier/Lussye

Generation No. 2

2. JACQUES³ LUSSIER (JACQUES² LUSSIER/LUSSYE, PIERRE¹ L'HUISSER) was born 1646 in St. Eustache-de-Paris, Seine, France, and died 12 June 1713 in Sorel, Richilieu, Quebec, Canada ¹. He married (1) CHARLOTTE DE LAMARCHE 30 September 1669 in Boucherville,Quebec, Quebec, Canada, daughter of FRANCOIS DE LAMARCHE and SUZANNE BOURGEOIS. She was born About 1647 in St. Jacques, Paris, France, and died 15 February 1670/71 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada. He married (2) CATHERINE CLERICE 12 October 1671 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, daughter of PIERRE CLERICE and MARIE LEFEBVRE. She was born 1653 in St. Sulpice-de-Paris, Seine, France, and died 02 March 1714/15 in St. Anna, Varennes, Varennes, Quebec, Canada.

Notes for JACQUES LUSSIER:
I got this off the internet on 5 Feb. 1998. From Norbert Lussier's web page:

      Our Ancestor Jacques Lussier (L'Huissier) (1646-1713)

      Jacques was born in Paris, France in 1646 son of Jacques Lussier and Marguerite Damine. they lived in the parish of Saint Eustache, archdiocese of Paris. Jacques left Paris when he was around 20 to enter into a three year contract with Pierre Boucher who was then governor at Trois-Rivieres, Nouvelle France. Jacques arrived in Quebec in the fall of 1666. Colonists of this era were required to work 3 years before obtaining their citizenship. Pierre Boucher relinquished his post to Rene Gaultier of Varennes toward the end of 1667. Jacques followed his master to Varrenes in 1668 or 1669. ( Varrenes is opposite to eastern end of the island of Montreal on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence river). (Norbert has spelled this Varrenes?)
      Our ancestor first appeared in the official records on September 22, 1669, when he appeared before the notary Becquet to enter into a marriage contract with Charlotte de LaMarche who was a "Fille de Roi" and brought with her a dowry of 300 livres plus 50 livres from the King of France. Charlotte died soon after the birth of their daughter Marie Jeanne (b. February 3, 1670/71). Charlotte's death was the first one recorded in Boucherville, Quebec.
      After six months of grieving, Jacques traveled back to Quebec from Varennes in order to find another companion. In Quebec, he met a young 18 year old, Catherine Clerice. Catherine was also a "Fille de Roi" and had a dowry of more than 200 livres plus 50 livres from the King. Romain Becquet registered their marriage contract on October 4, 1671 in the church of Notre Dame, Quebec. The newlyweds then traveled up the St. Lawrence to Varennes where they made their home. Together they raised 12 children plus one from Jacques' first marriage. Jacques drowned in the St. Lawrence river in the late fall of 1712 and his body was found in the spring of 1713. He was buried June 12, 1713 in Sorel, Quebec. Over his lifetime, he had amassed a considered fortune for the early 1700's, some 3000 livres."
      I guess I forgot to mention that Jacques was a colonist/farmer.

The above is an extract from "Nos Ancetres Vol 11" by Gerard Lebel, C. Sr.R. ISBN-2-89238-084-7

Also from this web site:

      The variation Lussier/Lucier seems to have originated in church marriage records and was dependant on how the clergy recorded it. Remember at this time people at this time were not all that literate. Two "ss" have the same sound as "c" in french. A few other variations of the name also occur.

[Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 1, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: 20 Jul 1998, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.60934.22]

Individual: Jacques Lussier
Place: Quebec
Year: 1669

Primary Individual: Lussier, Jacques

Source Code: 6830

Source Name:
POULIN, JOSEPH-PHILIPPE. "Premiers colons du debut de la colonie jusqu'en 1700." In Programme Souvenir, Sixieme Congres de la Societe Genealogique Canadienne Francaise, Quebec (Oct. 8-10, 1960), pp. 13-22.

Source Page #: 18

More About JACQUES LUSSIER:
Cause of Death: Drowning
Fact 3: Place: Quebec ²
Fact 4: Year: 1669²

Notes for CATHERINE CLERICE:
      Both of Jacques wives were "les filles du Roi".

      The term Filles du roi impies that these immigrants are the wards of Louis XIV and that as their protector, he assumes the duties of their natural father in taking care of them and providing them with a dowry. In New France, between 1663 and 1673, the question of dowries takes on a special importance since the authorities are going to urge, if not force men to marry them.
      The conventional dowrites of country girls are usually made up of furniture, household articles, silver, land or other inherited goods. Sometimes, to these items, which are identified in the marriage contract, is added a prospective inheritance. Under normal circumstances, whatever their sex, all of a couple's children have the right to an equal part of the family inheritance. Even the poorest of girls can count on goods than, even if they don't belong to her at the time of the engagement, will come, one day, to enrich the estate of the family that she is preparing to start.

Marriage Notes for JACQUES LUSSIER and CATHERINE CLERICE:
Norbert has Boucherville as place of marriage.

Children of JACQUES LUSSIER and CATHERINE CLERICE are:

	i.	MARIE JEANNE⁴ LUSSIER, b. 11 February 1669/70, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada; d. 21 May 1695, Boucherville, Comte Chambly, Quebec, Canada; m. PAUL LAPORTE, 24 February 1687/88, Boucherville, Comte Chambly, Quebec, Canada; d. Unknown.
	ii.	ANONYME LUSSIER, b. 1672, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 1672, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada.
3.	iii.	CHRISTOPHE' LUSSIER, b. 15 September 1673, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 05 February 1750/51, Varennes, Vrchrs, Quebec, Canada.
4.	iv.	PIERRE LUSSIER, b. 23 May 1675, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 03 March 1719/20, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
5.	v.	CATHERINE LUSSIER, b. 22 January 1676/77, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 11 August 1719, Boucherville, Chambley, Quebec, Canada.
6.	vi.	JACQUES LUSSIER, b. 18 September 1678, Boucherville, Chambly, Qbc, Canada; d. 26 November 1744, Varennes, Vercheres, Qbc, Canada.
	vii.	FRANCOIS LUSSIER, b. 10 July 1680, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 27 July 1680, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada.
	viii.	MARIE-MADELEINE LUSSIER, b. 20 September 1681, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. Unknown; m. (1) JACQUES JODOIN; d. Unknown; m. (2) MICHEL PETIT, 04 February 1698/99, Varennes, Vercheres, Qbc, Canada; b. About 1667, Quebec; d. Unknown.

More About MARIE-MADELEINE LUSSIER:
Fact 3: born maybe in Montreal, Quebec

More About MICHEL PETIT:
Fact 3: dit Lapres

ix.

MARGUERITE LUSSIER, b. 05 September 1683, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 07 May 1748, Repentigny,Montreal, Quebec, Canada; m. IGNACE TESSIER, 23 July 1703, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada; d. Unknown.

More About IGNACE TESSIER:
Fact 3: dit Lavigne

7.	x.		JEAN-BAPTISTE (ISAAC) LUSSIER, b. 24 August 1685, Varennes, Vercheres, Qbc, Canada; d. 02 November 1708, Varenne, Vercheres, Qbc, Canada.
	xi.		JEAN LUSSIER, b. 02 March 1686/87, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 10 December 1687, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada.

More About JEAN LUSSIER:
Fact 3: Norbert has place of birth and death as Varennes

8.	xii.		MARIE-LOUISE LUSSIER, b. 27 March 1689, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. Unknown.
	xiii.		MARIE-JEANNE LUSSIER, b. 23 February 1691/92, Boucherville,Chambley, Quebec, Canada; d. 16 April 1749, Vercheres, Quebec, Canada; m. ANTOINE FOISY, 23 October 1707, Purification, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada; b. of Repentigay; d. Unknown.

More About ANTOINE FOISY:
Fact 3: d. Freniere

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