Jean Houymet

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Hand-drawn portrait of Jean Ouimet, completed in 1990 by Louise-V. Séguin (Dalkeith, ON)

Jean Ouimet, also known as Jean Houymet, was born circa 1634. He is thought to be from Évigny, located in the archdiocese of Reims in Champagne province (Ardennes), France.[a] He died November 18, 1687, aged 53 years, in Sainte-Famille parish on the Island of Orléans.

Early life in France[edit]

Jean Ouimet was born to Nicollas Houymet and Poucette Nicayse, who resided in the parish of Vigny,[b] archbishopric of Reims.[2]

Life in New France[edit]

The presumed Mark or signature of Jean Ouimet (source : marriage contract of Jean and Renée, October 3, 1660)

On November 8, 1659, Jean Ouimet signed a farmer's lease with Guillaume Thibault for land in Château-Richer. It was a tract of land roughly 2 acres wide ("2 arpents de front") on the Saint Lawrence River, situated in Beaupré near the brook named "Rivière du Sault de la puce"(lit. River of the Flea Jump).[3]

Ouimet married Renée Gagnon on October 3, 1660, in Château-Richer.

On April 10, 1662, Jean Ouimet bought from Mr. de Lauzon, Lord of Charny, concession number 51, a lot about two acres wide along the St. Lawrence River on the north passage. It is a concession located in the parish of Sainte-Famille on the Île d'Orléans.[4][5]

  • Map showing the location of Guillaume Thilbault's land tract[6]
    Map showing the location of Guillaume Thilbault's land tract[6]
  • Map showing the location of the concession of Jean Ouimet (Trudel 1973)[7]
    Map showing the location of the concession of Jean Ouimet (Trudel 1973)[7]

Death[edit]

On November 18, 1687, Jean Ouimet died at the age of 53 years.[5][8][9] He was allegedly buried in the parish cemetery surrounding the first church in the parish of Sainte-Famille which was located about 90 meters north of the present church.[10]

Legacy[edit]

Twenty years after the founding of the Family Association known as “Les Descendants de Jean Ouimet Inc.,” the administrative committee organized an event to mark the 350th anniversary of the arrival of Jean Ouimet in New France. To this end, two historical plaques were installed on the territory of the parish of Sainte-Famille. The first one, in the Parc des Ancêtres[11] on the Island of Orléans, and the second one, in the parking lot of Monsieur Laval Gagnon's fruit and vegetable kiosque, at 2208, chemin Royal.

  • Photo taken by Denis Ouimet (spring 2009)
    Photo taken by Denis Ouimet (spring 2009)

These historical plaques pay tribute to Jean and his wife Renée and their many descendants.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to his marriage contract dated October 3, 1660, at Château-Richer, Jean Ouimet was originally from "Vigny.” According to our research, this commune does not exist in Champagne. The genealogists of the time opted for "Vrigny," located near Reims; the church of St. Vincent at Vrigny opened its registers in 1692! We believe that it would be Évigny rather than Vigny (see explanation in this text).
  2. ^ The Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français (Drouin Institute) indicates that Jean was originally from Vrigny. The commune of Vrigny is located approximately 9 kilometers to the west of Reims in Champagne (Marne). The parish registers available (1692 to 1792) begin only after the birth and death of the ancestor Jean Ouimet. However, the Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec (René Jetté in collaboration with PRDH: Programme de recherche en démographie historique) specifies that Jean was originally from Vrigny, located in the vicinity and archbishopric of Reims. Jean-Claude Trottier's paleographic analysis of the marriage contract of Jean Ouimet and Renée Gagnon in the fall of 2014 suggests that it is evidently Évigny.[1] Note that Reims was the chief town of the former province of Champagne.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Trottier, Jean-Claude (September 2014). "Reims? - Oui, mais...". Le Houymet. XXIV (3): 49–53 – via ISSN 1183-0174.
  2. ^ "BAnQ-M, minutes of notary Claude Aubert". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). October 1660. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  3. ^ BAnQ-M, register of notary Claude Aubert (# 60), 8 November 1659 https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3781761?docref=8J6D_YrteYpkP0gmsoQ_8w
  4. ^ BAnQ-M, register of notary Paul Vachon, 6 January 1668 (https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4215634?docref=iHs-0G8rRO0V82VnoSu9rg )
  5. ^ a b BAnQ-M, register of notary Paul Vachon, 26 October 1688 (https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4215638?docref=1JOdhuFKOf01YtTBro2t5g )
  6. ^ Gariépy, Raymond (1993). Les terres de Château-Richer, 1640–1990 (72 ed.). Société de généalogie de Québec. p. 1.
  7. ^ Trudel, Marcel (1973). Le terrier du Saint-Laurent en 1663. Ottawa. p. 1. ISBN 0-7766-4086-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Jetté, Op.cit., p. 860
  9. ^ Langlois, Op.cit, volume 4, p. 50.
  10. ^ Ouimet, Denis (2016). La Sainte-Famille, Î.-O. : la première église et le premier presbytère, Le Houymet, volume XXVI, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 12-13 (ISSN 1183-0174).
  11. ^ 2485, chemin Royal, Sainte-Famille (park situated behind the old presbytery).

Sources and bibliography[edit]

  • Duccini, Hélène. La France au XVIIe siècle, Éditions Armand Colin, Paris, 2007 192 pages, ISBN 978-2-200-35357-5
  • Gariépy, Raymond. Les terres de Château-Richer, 1640–1990, Société de généalogie de Québec, contribution no. 72, 1993, 736 pages ISBN 2-89120-067-5
  • Gobillot, René. Champagne et Canada, Bulletin des recherches historiques, volume LXI, no. 1, pp. 17-28, Lévis, Québec, 1955 [No ISBN].
  • Grandeau, Yann. À la recherche de vos ancêtres; guide du généalogiste amateur, Éd. Stock, Paris, 1997, 352 pages ISBN 978-2-234-10767-0
  • Jetté, René. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec des origines à 1730, Programme de recherche en démographie historique, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, 1176 pages, 1983
  • Langlois, Michel. Dictionnaire biographique des ancêtres québécois 1608–1700, Les Éditions du Mitan, Sillery, 2001, 4 tomes ISBN 2-9800305-4-6
  • Ouimet, Denis. Étymologie du patronyme Ouimet, Mémoires de la Société généalogique canadienne-française, volume 42, no. 4, Winter 1991, pp. 279-280 ISSN 1183-0174
  • Ouimet, Denis. Denis WILLEMET et Jehan WILLEMET, Le Houymet, volume XII, no. 2, May 2002, pp. 41-43 ISSN 0037-9387
  • Ouimet, Denis. Pierre WILLEMET, Le Houymet, volume XII, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 74-75 ISSN 0037-9387
  • Ouimet, Denis. L’origine des Ouimet et les recherches du Père Paul Boussemart, Le Houymet, volume XVIII, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 10-12 ISSN 1183-0174
  • Ouimet, Denis. De Vrigny à Vigny à Évigny, Le Houymet, volume XXII, no. 3, September 2012, p. 62 ISSN 1183-0174
  • Ouimet-Larivière, Céline. La lettre «W» était-elle en usage dans l’alphabet français en 1659?,  Le Houymet, volume XIV, no. 1, January 2004, p. 19 ISSN 1183-0174
  • Trottier, Jean-Claude. Reims? – Oui, mais..., Le Houymet, volume XXIV, no. 3, September 2014, Les Descendants de Jean Ouimet Inc., pp. 49-53 ISSN 1183-0174
  • Trudel, Marcel. Le terrier du Saint-Laurent en 1663, Éditions de l’Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, 1973, 618 pages ISBN 0-7766-4086-0
  • Trudel, Marcel. Catalogue des immigrants 1632–1662, Montréal, Hurtubise HMH, 1983, 569 pages ISBN 2-89045-579-3

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