Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Ripples, Chapter Four, Nepveu Family

Nepveu (Neveu) Family



Denise Sevestre was a mother of Neveu and Martin Voyageurs

Denise Sevestre (1632-1700) (9th great-aunt)
daughter of Charles Sevestre (1607-1657) and Marie Plichon (Pichon) (1605-1661) (9th great-grandmother)
• Denise Sevestre arrived in Quebec 1636.
Birth 1632 • Paris, France
Death 14 DEC 1700 • Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Denise married twice…
Marriage (1) 1646 to Antoine Martin (1620-1659)
Children of Denise Sevestre and Antoine Martin:
i. Charles Martin dit Montpellier 1651-1715
ii. Antoine Martin dit Montpellier Beaulieu 1654-1715
iii. Jean-François Martin dit Montpellier 1658-1674

Marriage (2) 1659 to Philipe Neveu (Nepveu) (1634-1720)
Children of Denise Sevestre and Philipe Neveu (Nepveu):
i. Jacques Nepveu (Neveu) 1667-1722
ii. Charles Neveu 1671-1705
iii. Jean Baptiste Neveu (Nepveu) 1676-1754

Denise's children with Antoine Martin:

i. Charles Martin dit Montpellier b: 07 OCT 1651 in Québec, Québec City, Canada, d. 1715
ii. Antoine Martin dit Montpellier Beaulieu b: 28 AUG 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada; d. 1715; m. (1) Jeanne Cadieux 1690, (2) Marie-Thérèse Bonnet 1699
iii. Marie-Thérèse Martin dit Montpellier Beaulieu b: 28 NOV 1656 in Québec, Québec, Canada; d. 1725; m. Mathurin Langevin dit Lacroix
iv. Jean-François Martin dit Montpellier Beaulieu b: 02 DEC 1658 in Québec, Québec, Canada

Denise's children with Philipe Neveu:

i. Jacques Nepveu (Neveu) b. 1667 in Québec, Québec, Canada; d. 1722
ii. Charles Neveu b. 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada
iii. Jean Baptiste Neveu b. 1676 in Québec, Québec, Canada; d. 1754

The voyageur sons of Denise Sevestre


Jean Baptiste Neveu (1676-1754) (1st cousin 9x removed)
son of Denise Sevestre (1632-1700) and Philipe Neveu (Nepveu) (1634-1720)
Birth 19 DÉCEMBRE 1676 • Quebec Quebec, Canada
Death 25 JUN 1754 • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Marriage (1) 1702 to Marie Jeanne Passard (1681-1703); Marriage (2) 1704 to Françoise Legras (1687-1724)

Also written Nepveu, sometimes called Sieur de La Bretonnière, he is  a merchant and trader, seigneur in Montreal.

In January 1701, he left Quebec to settle in Montreal, where he appeared as a merchant. His business enterprise, located on Rue Saint-Paul, brought him large profits which enabled him to finance numerous fur-trading trips throughout the pays d’en haut and to organize for himself several of these lucrative expeditions. In 1709 he acquired from his brother Jacques for 200 livres a slave named Marie, who was 11 years old and of the Pawnee tribe.

Engagements:


• 1716, May 2, Engagement de Julien Baritteau à Jean Baptiste Neveu et Jacques Neveu pour faire le voyage au fort Le pont Chartrain, du Détroit du lac Érié. Notary Adhémar.
• 1718, Sep 10, Pierre Joseph D'aillibouat, s of Musseaux, and Antoine Menard acknowledge the duty of Jean Baptiste Neveu and Francois Poisset, merchants, for the equipment of the journey they will make to Michilimackinac, the sum of 3212 livres, 17 sols, 6 deniers. Notary Raimbault.
His financial situation soon enabled him to diversify his investments, and on 28 Nov. 1710 he bought the seigneury of Dautré, situated on the St Lawrence. Five years later, on 21 Sept. 1715, he purchased from the Sulpicians a piece of land situated on Rue Saint-Paul where he had a two-storey stone house built for himself. Then from 1717 on he increased his investments in land; he bought from different owners the seigneury of Lanoraie, which belonged to him in its entirety in 1721.
• 1721, May 16, Engagement de Pierre le Bœuf. Charles Blondin, Michel Vaudry, Jean Baptiste Neveu, François Dumay à Charles Nolan de La marque pour faire le voyage dans les Pays d'en Haut (Upper Country). Notary David.
• 1722, May 26, Engagement de Jean Baptiste Neveu au sr Jacques Cardinal pour faire le voyage au poste du Détroit. Notary David.
• 1724, Apr 21, Engagement de Jean Baptiste Neveu à Francois Augé faisant, tant pour lui que pour M' Amariton et Nicolas Sarazin, pour faire le voyage à Michilimackinac. Notary Adhémar.
• 1726, Jul 19, Vincent Henry dit Laforge reconnaît devoir a Jean Baptiste Neveu la somme de 1119 livres, 2 sols, 2 deniers, pour l'équipement du voyage au poste des Sonnontoins, dans les Pays d'en Haut (Upper Country). Notary Raimbault pire.
• 1727, May 13, Engagement de Jean Baptiste Neveu à Nicolas D'ailleboust, sf Demusseaux, pour le voyage de Michilimackinac. Notary Raimbault fils.

In 1727, his house on Rue Saint-Paul was destroyed by fire; the recognition of sovereignty and census of Montreal Island in 1731 tells us that at that date it had been rebuilt on the same site and to almost identical dimensions. On 4 July 1739 Governor Charles de Beauharnois and Intendant Hocquart granted him the land at the back of his two seigneuries, extending to the Rivière L’Assomption. This piece of land and his two seigneuries were incorporated into a single seigneury which was called Lanoraie.

Neveu developed his vast domain wisely and encouraged settlement. He had a tar kiln, sawmill, and flour mill built on his lands. He also had built, at his own expense, the first chapel and the presbytery of Lanoraie. In 1744 he gave the site for the building of the first stone church, then in 1752 he made over to the council of the parish, free of charge, a piece of land of 120 acres.
Like many other merchants, Jean-Baptiste Neveu was a churchwarden of the parish of Notre-Dame de Montréal; he exercised this responsibility from 1706 to 1709. He was also a member of the militia of the government of Montreal. In 1720 he was a captain, and in 1737 and 1741 he held the rank of colonel, which he seems to have retained until his death in 1754.
On 24 Jan. 1702, in Montreal, he had married Marie-Jeanne Passard; of this marriage a daughter was born. Having lost his wife on 3 Feb. 1703, he married Françoise-Élisabeth Legras in Montreal on 27 July 1704; of his second marriage 14 children were born. His wife survived him, dying in 1771.


Jacques Nepveu (Neveu) (1667-1722) (1st cousin 9x removed)
son of Denise Sevestre (1632-1700) and Philipe Neveu (Nepveu) (1634-1720)
• 1684, Sep 27, in Québec, between Henri de Tonty, governor of Fort St. Louis de la Louisianne under the authority of De La Salle, and two voyageurs, Jacques Nepveu (Neveu), and Anthoine Duquet Madri. According to the terms of the agreement, Neveu and Madri will travel by canoe to the fort, where they will trade merchandise for beaver skins. Tonty, as outfitter, will provide all merchandise, canoes, provisions, ammunition, and any other necessary items. The two voyageurs can trade at the fort for as long as they desire, and will then transport all beaver skins back to Québec. After the expenses of the trip are deducted, the remaining profits will be divided into halves, with Tonty receiving one half, and the remaining half to be shared between the two voyageurs. In addition, the voyageurs will receive payment in pelts equal to the sum of 150 livres, as well as the right to carry a rifle, two "capots," three shirts, and a blanket to trade for their own profit. They also receive a bonus of 10 beavers. The contract, which had originally included two other voyageurs, brothers Guillaume and Gilles Boissel, whose names are crossed out, is signed by Tonty, Madri, Neveu, and notary Pierre Duquet, in the presence of two witnesses Jacques Turet and Hippolyte Theberge.)
• 1716, May 2, Engagement de Julien Baritteau à Jean Baptiste Neveu et Jacques Neveu pour faire le voyage au fort Le pont Chartrain, du Détroit du lac Érié. Notary Adhémar.
• 1730, May 29, Engagement de Jacques Neveu à Charles Nolan Lamarque pour faire le voyage à Michilimackinac. Notary Adhémar.
Birth ABT. 1667 • Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Death 1722 • kaskaskia, Illinois, USA
Marriage 1695 to Michelle Chauvin (1670-1722)


Charles Neveu/Nepveu (1671-1705) (1st cousin 9x removed)
son of Denise Sevestre (1632-1700) and Philipe Neveu (Nepveu) (1634-1720)
• 1694 May 21 -  Louis Rouer de Villeray, acting for the ancient company of Jean Oudiette and Pierre Benac, in the name of Charles Catignon, reached an agreement with Antoine Martin dit Montpellier, of StBernard, Charles Cadieux, of Beauport; Charles Neveu/Nepveu and François Dumesny, of Québec; to go to Michilimackinac to hunt for the furs that Nicolas Perrot had sent sieur Amiot (probably Daniel Joseph) to bring to the Jesuit warehouse in the name of Jacques Charles Patu/Pattu, manager of the ancient company of Oudiette [Chambalon and Roy, Vol. 18, p. 72])
Birth ABT. 1671 • Québec, Quebec, Canada
Death 1705 • France, Louisiana, USA (1 unk. source)
never married

Sibling, Antoine Martin dit Montpellier


Antoine Martin dit Montpellier (1654-1715) (1st cousin 9x removed)
son of Denise Sevestre (1632-1700) and Antoine Martin (1620-1659)
• 1694, May 21, Louis Rouer de Villeray, acting for the ancient company of Jean Oudiette and Pierre Benac, in the name of Charles Catignon, reached an agreement with Antoine Martin dit Montpellier, of St Bernard, Charles Cadieux, of Beauport; Charles Neveu/Nepveu and François Dumesny, of Québec; to go to Michilimackinac to hunt for the furs that Nicolas Perrot had sent sieur Amiot (probably Daniel Joseph) to bring to the Jesuit warehouse in the name of Jacques Charles Patu/Pattu, manager of the ancient company of Oudiette [Chambalon and Roy, Vol. 18, p. 72])
Birth 28 AUG 1654 • Québec, Quebec, Canada
Death 6 APR 1715 • St Bernard, Quebec, Pq, Canada
Marriage 1690 to Jeanne Cadieu (1663-1696)

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