Zacharie Cloutier

  General Notes:

Madeleine Émard, 1648 - There are three marriages shown, for the date 29 Mar, 1648, St Barthelemy, La Rochelle, Aunis, France, it shows two women with the possibility of being the same person but called by a different name or the last name was read wrong. Another marriage date given is 4 Apr, 1648 for the same place.

Or d. L'Islet.

CENSUS: Recensement (census) annote de la Nouvell-France 1666 & 1667 page250. Zacarie Cloustier 50 ans 4 betes(animals) 20 apprents (a landmeasure 192' X 20) Madelaine Esmard (Aymard) sa femme 40 ans, 7 enfans Rene, 16: Sainte, 14: Geneviefve, 12: Marie Magdelaine, 10: Marie, 8:Charles, 5: Pierre, 1.

Page 58 of Volume 5 of Our French Canadian Ancestors tells us that Zacharie was a level headed man, charitable, friendly and a good farmer. He and Madeleine had 8 boys and 3 girls all of whom married neighbors.

Zacharie married Marie Madeleine Émard, daughter of Jean Émard and Marie Bineau, on 4 Apr 1648 in La Rochelle, Aunis, France.^{1 2} (Marie Madeleine Émard was born on 1 Aug 1626 in St-Andre v. Niort, Poitiers, Poitou, France,¹ died on 28 May 1708 in Château-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada ¹ and was buried on 30 May 1708 in Château-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, Canada ¹.)