1660-1719. 29 Notary Events for M. Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline & Mathurine Julliet

29 notary events in Urbain’s lifetime and Mathurine’s widowhood – principally loans, leases, engagements, agreements and inventories. These are limited descriptions of events from the Notary’s record, not the contracts themselves, and therefore not translated here. They are collated for download.

1664 FEB 24. Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline. Letter regarding elections in Ville-Marie (Montreal)

To the Governor, Humbly petitions Urbain Baudreau in the name and in the capacity of syndic procurator of the inhabitants of this place, and shows you that, given the small number of inhabitants who came to the hangar of this place for the execution of your Regulation of the fifteenth of February of the present month and year, which was published and posted, the low attendance was due to the inconvenience of bad weather. May it please you to order that the said regulation be reread, published, and posted in the same manner tomorrow after the High Mass said in this place, for the execution of the said Regulation, and that for this purpose the said inhabitants shall assemble next Sunday, the second day of March, after Vespers, at the said hangar, in order to elect by their vote the necessary and capable persons to manage and govern the policing of the said inhabitants, according to and in conformity with your said Regulation, and may you grant justice. Presented on Sunday, February 24, 1664. – Baudreau.

1664 OCT 20. Marriage of M. Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline & Mathurine Julliet

Record made and solemnized for the marriage of Urbain Baudreau, syndic of the inhabitants, son of the late Jean Baudreau and Marie Chauveau, his father and mother, with Mathurine Juillet, daughter of the late Blaise Juillet, resident of this place, and Antoinette de Liercourt, both of this parish. The three banns were published separately without opposition. The said marriage took place in the presence of Augustin Heon, stepfather of the said bride, and Antoinette de Liercourt, her mother, Godefroy du Puys, major of the garrison, Charles d’Ailleboust, Sieur des Muqueuses, and several other witnesses common to both parties. The spouses, the bride’s stepfather, and her mother declared they did not know how to write or sign when asked.

Signatures:
E. D’Ailleboust, Godefroy du Puys, Le Ber, C. Lemoigne, B. Mouchy, J. Lemoigne, J. Gaillard, Gilbert Barbier, J. Masséchaux, Apiron

1671 MAY 18. Baptism Jean-Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline I

On the eighteenth of May, 1671, was baptized Jean Baptiste, son of Master Urbain Baudreau, former syndic of this place, and of Mathurine Juillet, his wife. The godfather was Charles Juillet, in the place of the noble man Jean Baptiste Le Gardeur, Esquire, Sieur d’Arpentigny. The godmother was Lady Louise Bissot, wife of the noble man Seraphin de la Valtrie, Lieutenant of the Company of Monsieur de Québec. The said Charles Juillet declared he did not know how to sign. This was done as required by ordinance. Signed: Louise Bissot, G. Perot, Curate.

1681 NOV 14. Census of Canada

Urbain, Mathurine and Jean Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline living in Montreal. JBBG I is listed as ‘Baptiste’ age 11.

A breakdown of statistics for the 1681 census are in this paper.

1687. Land Registers of the Lordship of Montréal

No. 79 Pl. 9 (Part of No. 406a) – Land belonging to the Montigny heirs, 87 feet above the level of St. Paul Street, and parallel to it, 135 feet by 134 feet deep on one side and 60 on the other, with an area of ​​471 rods seven feet. This land had first been granted to various private individuals, namely: a portion granted to Jean Poulin on September 23, 1687, then acquired by Jean Coussian and Jacques Seguin Enuissiné on January 23, 1694, then by Jacques Robillard, then by Moise Bliret Enuissiné on March 13, 1694, then Jacques Viger, then said Lord of Montigny on May 5, 1728. Another portion granted around the said year 1687 to Charles Nicolas Bruneau then acquired by Nicolas Gandry known as Bonbonnière, and said Bonbonnière abandoned to the lords on June 7, 1711. Another portion granted to said Lord Demontigal around the said year 1687. Another part granted to Urbain Baudreau, known as Graveline, around the said year 1687, and acquired from him by the said Mr. Demontigal. Another part was an old street called Rue St. François, which separated the lands of Poulin and Bruneau from those of the said Mr. Demontigal and Bandreau. This part of the street was removed in 1739 and granted by the lords to the widow and heirs of Montigny by transaction dated 12 July 1739, as follows. Transaction, new title, and concession to the widow and heirs of Montigny, dated 12 July 1739, of all the above-mentioned land containing 471 rods (seven feet) in area, charged with 6d per square toise of annual census. The said Lady of Montigny ceded in exchange to the lords 68 rods and six feet of land joining the said land and that of Bonsecours, and forming part of that which the said Lady of Montigny had acquired from Jacques Viger on May 5, 1738. Sr. Jacques Desrivieres Cohertier Montigny, having married Mademoiselle Marie Anne Montigny, owned this land through a transaction with his Cohertiers in 1755, then Sr. Pemean acquired Enuissiné on January 26, 1759, then Sr. Joseph Cadet, then Sr. André Grasset of St. Sauveur Enuissiné on July 23, 1760.

No. 80. Pl. 9 (Part of 406a) – This land is part of the one granted around 1687 to Urbain Baudreau, known as Graveline, charged 6d of land tax per square toise; but for which we do not have the contract in our archives, then acquired by Mr. de Montigal, who had sold it in 1723, 82 feet wide on the level of St. Paul Street and 71 feet deep, which makes the present site 126 rods in area to Mr. de Contrecour, for whom the lease was issued on August 28, 1726. Mr. Pensineau acquired this land and all of that land from Mr. de Montigal, issued above on January 26, 1759, then Mr. Joseph Cadet, then Mr. André Grasset of St. savior enuissiné on July 23, 1760. Then Mr. Deschambault enuissiné to know everything 397 rods.

1695 JAN 28. Death of Urbain Baudreau

On the twenty-eighth day of January in the year sixteen ninety-five, Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline died in the communion of our Holy Mother Church, aged seventy-two years or more. His body was buried in the cemetery adjoining this parish church on the twenty-ninth of the said month and year, after having confessed to me, the undersigned vicar of this parish, and having received from my hands the sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Extreme Unction. Witnesses were Michel Barthelemy, priest, and Pierre Chautreau, who declared he did not know how to sign when asked according to ordinance. They were present at the burial. – M. Caille, vicar

1697 SEP 3 & 7. Court inquiry regarding the double sale of peas with Mathurine Juillet, a witness

In summary, on September 3, 1697, the court of Île de Montréal summoned several individuals—including Mathurine Millets, the wife of Sieur Lay, and Isaac Nafrechonn and his wife Catherine Le Coup—to testify in a dispute involving Mathurine Juillet and Catherine Campot. On September 7, Mathurine Juillet (age ~56) testified that she had attempted to buy peas from Sieur Donaire, but was blocked by Madame Nafrechonn, who claimed she had already purchased them. Juillet confirmed the incident and was paid for her testimony. That same day, Catherine Campot (age ~24) also testified that she had tried to buy wheat from Donaire, who instead offered peas. Like Juillet, she was prevented from buying them by Madame Nafrechonn. Campot declined to pursue the matter further, preferring to buy elsewhere. She too was compensated for her testimony.

1698 MAR 10. Mathurine’s Petition for Guardianship

In summary, on 10 March 1698, Mathurine Juillet, widow of Urbain Boudreau dit Graveline, petitioned the Lieutenant General of Montreal to appoint a substitute guardian (subrogé tuteur) for the three minor children still under her care: Magdeleine, Paul, and Jean Boudreau, aged 16, 11, and 8, respectively. She listed her other adult children and those already married. She asked for an assembly of relatives to be convened to oversee the appointment, or for the court to appoint appropriate persons in their absence. The goal was to protect the rights and property of the minor children.

1698 MAR 11. Guardianship granted

In summary, on March 11, 1698, a family council was held in Montreal before the royal commissioner to appoint a guardian and substitute guardian for the minor children of the late Urbain Boudreau and his widow Mathurine Juillet. The children—Paul (16), Magdeleine (12), and Jean (8)—were underage. Juillet assembled both paternal and maternal relatives, including Gabriel Baudreau, Jean Baptiste Gadois, Jacques Richard, and others. After deliberation, they unanimously appointed Jean Baptiste Gadois as guardian and Jacques Richard as his substitute. All present gave sworn testimony and signed the record. It is noted that two relatives—Philippe Baudouin and Jean Gabriel Picard—were present but unable to sign. The King’s Prosecutor confirmed he had no objection to the appointments. The court formally appointed Jean Baptiste Gadois as guardian and Jacques Richard as substitute guardian for the three minor Boudreau children. Both men accepted and took the oath, promising to perform their duties faithfully. The proceedings were completed before the Lieutenant General Eschambault.

1699 JAN 17 Urbain & Mathurine’s children sue for their inheritance

This document is misdated 3 SEP 1699 in the Canadian Archive. But, in summary, on January 17, 1699, Gabriel Baudreau and Philippe Baudouin (married to Ann Baudreau), heirs of the late Urbain Baudreau, petitioned the Montreal court to formally divide a parcel of land (4 arpents by 65 in depth) inherited from their father. Half the land is held by their mother, Mathurine Juillet, and the other half is shared among the heirs, including minor children. The petition asks the court to appoint Jean Baptiste Gadois, tutor to the minors, to oversee the division, and to summon other heirs, including ? Roulant and Élisabeth Baudreau, so that the partition can proceed fairly and legally.

1699 JAN 27- 2 NOV 1699 Mathurine & her children settle Urbain’s estate by auction.

In summary, in 1699, the Royal Jurisdiction of Montreal oversaw a series of legal proceedings and public auctions to settle the estate of the late Urbain Baudreau, involving his widow Mathurine Juillet and their children. At the request of both parties, land and property jointly held by the heirs and Juillet—including two arpents of agricultural land at Saint-François and two urban lots with a house in Montreal’s Bonsecours district—were ordered to be sold at public auction. These sales were conducted over three Sundays in February and publicly posted throughout the city. The winning bidders were Gabriel Baudreau dit Graveline and Jacques Picard (husband of Marguerite Baudreau), who acquired properties for a total of 1,835 livres, with proceeds to be used to pay creditors and divide among the heirs. Subsequent judgments enforced the sale, confirmed heirs’ rights to specific shares, and required proportional payments of taxes and feudal dues. Debts exceeding 2,000 livres were documented, and Gabriel and Picard were tasked with distributing remaining funds to adult heirs immediately and to minors upon reaching majority. Later in the year, Gabriel formally transferred property and paid monetary shares to Mathurine Juillet on behalf of her children, finalizing the division of the estate with notarized acts in Quebec and Montreal.

[p1-2] 27-28 JAN 1699. Court orders a property auction
Published in the King’s name, by order of Mr. Charles Juchereau de Saint-Denys, Esquire, King’s Advisor, and Lieutenant General of the Royal Jurisdiction of Montreal and its dependencies. Dated January 27, 1699, this order concerns an agreement made between the Baudreau heirs (brothers and sisters) and Mathurine Julliet. At the joint request of both plaintiffs and defendants, the following properties are to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

• Two arpents of land fronting the Saint Lawrence River at Saint-François on the Island of Montreal. This land extends in depth from the riverbank to the ditch or stream bordering the large prairie. It represents half of a four-arpent frontage formerly belonging to the joint estate of the late Urbain Baudreau and his widow Mathurine Julliet. It is bordered on one side by a two-acre parcel inherited by Julliet, and on the other by the land of Paul de Mariez. Of the land at La Chenelière, approximately twenty arpents have been cleared. The property lies within the Seigneury of Montreal and is subject to easements agreed upon by the co-heirs.
• Two building lots in the Bonsecours quarter of Montreal:
  • The first lot measures 40 feet wide along Saint Paul Street and 45 feet deep on the southwest side, with a parallel line of 51 feet, for a total depth of 56 feet.
  • The second lot has identical width and area, and together the two lots contain 113.3 square units.
  • One of the lots includes a house, measuring 12 feet by 20 feet, built of cut timber, plank-covered, and containing a stone chimney.

These lots are bounded by Mr. de Montigny (northwest), Saint Paul Street (northeast), Moïse Hilleres (southwest), and the Saint Lawrence River. They also form part of the Seigneury of Montreal. The properties will be sold to the highest and final bidder at public auction. The sale will be announced and advertised for three consecutive Sundays in front of the main entrance and exit of the parish church of Ville Marie during mass. Additional notices will be posted in the usual public locations throughout the city.

• The first announcement will take place on the first Sunday of February, during High Mass at the church.
• The second and third announcements will follow on February 8 and February 15, respectively, at the same time and location.

All parties are invited to bid. All bids, as well as claims from heirs, must be registered with the registry office of the jurisdiction on this island. Creditors of the Baudreau estate and community must also present their claims there, so they may be paid from the proceeds of the auction. Once the final adjudication is issued and signed, no further claims or objections will be accepted regarding the listed properties. This order was officially recorded in Ville Marie by the clerk of the said jurisdiction, on January 28, 1699.

[p3] 29 JAN 1699, public auction notice
Dated January 28, 1699, this document is a public notice issued in the King’s name by order of the Lieutenant General of the Royal Jurisdiction of Montreal. It announces the forced sale of certain properties in order to settle matters related to an estate succession. The auction involves assets belonging to the late Baudreau and his widow, Mathurine Julliet. Legal proceedings have been initiated by Gabriel Boudreau, Jean Baptiste Baudreau, and others acting on behalf of the estate, and against certain individuals, including the legal guardian of the minor heirs. The properties to be auctioned include:

• Two arpents of land situated along the Saint Lawrence River at Saint-François on the Island of Montreal. The property extends inland to a ditch or “Quiseau” near a large prairie. Approximately twenty arpents of this land have been cleared. It is part of the Seigneury of Montreal, bordered on one side by Mathurine Julliet’s land and on the other by the property of Paul Desmais.
• Two urban lots located in a Montreal city district, including:
  • One lot measuring 40 feet wide by 45 feet deep along Saint Paul Street.
  • A house built on one of these lots, measuring 12 feet wide by 20 feet long, constructed of timber and planks, and featuring a stone chimney.

These lots are also part of the Seigneury of Montreal and are bordered by Mr. de Montigny, Saint Paul Street, Moïse Hilleres, and the Saint Lawrence River. The public auction will be announced on three consecutive Sundays in front of the main entrance of the Ville Marie (Montreal) parish church, during High Mass. The first announcement is scheduled for the first Sunday of February 1699. All interested parties are invited to submit bids, and creditors of the estate are required to present their claims to the jurisdiction’s registry in order to receive payment from the auction proceeds. This order was formally issued at Ville Marie on January 28, 1699, and publicly posted on January 29, 1699.

[p 5-12] 1 & 8 FEB 1699 Public auction notice
Dated January 28, 1699, and issued in the King’s name by order of the Lieutenant General of the Royal Jurisdiction of the Island of Montreal, this document serves as official notice of a forced public auction to settle the estate of the late Urbain Baudreau. The case involves:

• Gabriel Baudreau, known as Graveline, acting on behalf of himself, his brother Jean Baptiste Baudreau, and Guillaume Vaudrieur, acting for Pierre Cabazie, former royal officer and husband of Marie Anne Baudreau;
• Opposing party: Jean Baptiste Gadois, guardian of the minor children of the deceased and his widow Mathurine Julliet; Jacques Huchard, appointed as tutor to the minors, appeared on their behalf.

Agricultural property to be auctioned includes two arpents of riverfront land located at Saint-François on the Island of Montreal, fronting the Saint Lawrence River, with a depth extending to the ditch or stream of the large prairie. This land represents half of a four-arpent frontage, forming part of the undivided estate. Bordered by Mathurine Juillet’s inheritance on one side Paul Demarais’s property on the other, a stream near a field of barley and hedgerow associated with the Juillet family. Approximately twenty arpents have been cleared for farming. Located within the Seigneury of Montreal, subject to co-heirs’ agreed servitudes.

Agricultural property to be auctioned includes Two lots in the Bonsecours quarter of Montreal: Each 40 feet wide, one with a depth of 45 and 51 feet on opposing sides, totaling approximately 56 toises (~109 feet). The other of equal width and size, for a combined area of 113 toises (~220 feet). One lot contains a house measuring 12 feet by 20 feet, built of timber and planks, with a stone chimney made of soft sandstone. Bordered by: Mr. de Montigny, Rue Saint-Paul, Moïse Filliatreault, and the Saint Lawrence River.

The auction was ordered by judgment dated January 27, 1699. It was to be announced over three consecutive Sundays in front of the main entrance of Ville-Marie parish church, during High Mass as parishioners exited. Copies of the notice were also posted: on the church door, in the public square post, on the door of the Royal Court.

• First Announcement & Auction: Sunday, February 1, 1699
• Second Announcement: Sunday, February 8
• Third and Final Announcement: Sunday, February 15

All interested parties were invited to bid, and creditors were required to present claims at the jurisdiction’s registry to be paid from the sale proceeds. The auction was supervised by the Royal bailiff Cabazie and witnessed by numerous local officials and parishioners, including: Abraham Bouat (community elder), Mathurin Juillet (wife of the deceased), François Le Maistre (custodian of movable goods), Pierre Villeront, Marie Motteau, Guillaume Gauté, Pierre Huet, and others.

During the third and final auction, only Gabriel Baudreau (Graveline) submitted a bid. He was awarded the property for the sum of 1,200 livres, to be paid in cash, including all associated charges. The sale was finalized and adjudicated by the Lieutenant General in accordance with the law. No other bidders came forward.

The notice and its copies were read aloud and posted publicly as described. The record was signed by the bailiff, François Dubuisson, and various witnesses and citizens of Ville-Marie, including: Jean Lafreschene, Lavant Benaud, Jean Baptiste Boisfé, Mr. Buet (peace officer), others whose signatures were recorded in the final registry, including some with unclear or abbreviated names.

[p13-16] 3 APR 1699. Heirs get unfettered use of property and must pay land tax by 11 NOV 1699
To all who see these presents, greetings. We, Charles Juchereau de Saint-Denys, Esquire, Councillor to the King and Lieutenant General of the Royal Jurisdiction of the Island of Montreal and other territories under its authority, hereby make known the following: On this day, the date of these presents, appeared before us: Mathurine Juillet, widow of the late Urbain Baudreau, known as Graveline; Guillaume Barette, acting as attorney for Guillaume Baudouin and Marie Anne Baudreau, his wife, under a power of attorney granted before Adhémar, notary of this jurisdiction, on the fifth of January of this year, the original of which remains filed with said notary; and Gabriel Baudreau, also known as Graveline, acting for himself and on behalf of his brother, Jean Baptiste Baudreau. They jointly declared that Jean Baptiste Gadois, having married Marie Baudreau and acting as guardian to Paul, Magdeleine, and Jean Baudreau—the minor children of the deceased Urbain Baudreau and Mathurine Juillet—was also a party in this matter. Jacques Picard likewise appeared, both on his own behalf and as husband to Elisabeth Baudreau, and also in his capacity as subrogated guardian of the said minors. All of the aforementioned children—Gabriel, Jean Baptiste, Marie, Elisabeth, Marie Anne, Paul, Magdeleine, and Jean Baudreau—are the legitimate heirs of the late Urbain Baudreau, each entitled to an equal one-eighth share of his estate. By our judgment rendered on January 27, 1699, it was acknowledged that seven of these children, along with their mother, Mathurine Juillet, had been granted a division of land located at Saint-François on this island. The property in question comprised four arpents in river frontage, extending inland from the Saint Lawrence River to the stream of the large prairie. The parcel bordered the river at the front, the stream at the rear, Mr. Fuissier’s property on one side, and Mr. Decarn’s on the other. This division had been requested by the parties on April 20, 1698, and was carried out by Robert Le Cavelier Deslauriers, Vincent Lenoir, and Étienne Forestier, known as Lafortune. Following their report, the said seven children were granted two arpents of land bordering the properties of Paul Demarez and Mathurine Juillet, and the other two arpents adjacent to Paul Taissier, all subject to the easements, obligations, and agreements previously agreed upon with their mother. Additionally, the parties held in common two plots of land located in the district of the Bon Secours chapel, with a total area of 113 toises. These included a timber-framed house, twelve feet wide and twenty feet long, covered with wooden planks and featuring a chimney made of stone and sand. The plots, situated near the property of Mr. Montigny on Saint Paul Street and in proximity to Moïse Hilleretz and the Saint Lawrence River, had been held jointly by Juillet and her children and were now likewise granted to them as part of the estate division. All lands and properties granted are subject to feudal obligations owed to the lords of this island, which each adjudicatee shall be required to pay proportionally, beginning on the upcoming Feast of Saint Martin (November 11), and annually thereafter. We strictly prohibit all persons from interfering with the adjudicatees’ peaceful possession and enjoyment of the awarded properties, under penalty of law. Furthermore, upon the request of the King’s prosecutor, we order that the seals affixed and the items listed in the estate inventory—compiled at the heirs’ request—must be properly accounted for in relation to outstanding debts by the coming Friday. Once completed and presented to the King’s prosecutor, judgment shall be rendered as justice requires. We command the first royal bailiff of this jurisdiction to execute this ruling and to make all necessary formal notifications. In witness whereof, we have signed this ruling and affixed the seal of our jurisdiction, countersigned by our clerk. Issued and done at Villemarie, during the court session presided over by us, the undersigned Lieutenant General, this Friday, the 23rd of April, 1699. Signed: Juchereau de Saint-Denys Clerk: Adhémar

[p17-18] 23 APR 1699. Summarizes titles and outcome of auction
We, the King’s prosecutor of the Royal Court of the Island of Montreal and the territories under the authority of the said island, have reviewed the adjudication rendered this month by the Lieutenant General of this jurisdiction. It concerns the sale of a land concession comprising four arpents in frontage, extending the full depth of the lot, located at Côte Saint-François on the Island of Montreal. The property is bounded in front by the great Saint Lawrence River, with one side adjoining land retained by Mathurine Juillet, widow of the late Urbain Baudreau, known as Graveline, and the other side bordering the property of Paul Demeret. According to the partition made between the heirs and the said Juillet on April 2, 1688, half of this land belongs to the children of Urbain Baudreau and Mathurine Juillet. That half was adjudicated to Jacques Picard for the sum of 460 livres, which he paid in full, with additional legal costs to be added as incurred up to the point of adjudication. A separate adjudication was also made in favor of Gabriel Baudreau, known as Graveline, who received two plots of land and a house situated in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. This was awarded for the sum of 555 livres, as part of the partition agreed upon between the widow and the co-heirs of the late Urbain Baudreau, in accordance with the terms of the public auction and the supporting documentation required to complete the sale. This included creditor claims made on behalf of the minor heirs. It is noted that Gabriel Baudreau paid 375 livres for the two lots and the house, and 460 livres for his share of the land concession, amounting to a total of 835 livres. These funds are to be used to settle debts owed to known creditors and those listed in the estate inventory. The payments were finalized on January 1 and confirmed in the formal judgment of adjudication. The title deeds supporting the adjudications are valid, and the remaining proceeds from the sales are to be divided among the widow and the co-heirs. Adult heirs shall receive their shares in cash, while minor heirs will receive theirs upon reaching the age of majority, with interest accruing from the twenty-second day following the date of judgment. Should any adjudicator fail to deliver the minor heirs’ shares as required, Jean Baptiste Gadois, their legal guardian, is authorized to deduct from the adjudicated proceeds the costs of distribution and any other fees necessary to carry out the terms of the judgment. Should the proceeds prove insufficient to satisfy the estate’s debts, half of the outstanding balance shall be paid by Jacques Picard, and the other half by the widow. This ruling was issued at Ville marie on April 25, 1699, in our presence. Signed: P. Archambault

[p19-20]  26 APR 1699
Charles Juchereau de Saint-Denys, Esquire, Royal Counselor and Lieutenant General of the Royal Jurisdiction of the Island of Montreal and its dependencies, declared that by virtue of a ruling rendered on January 27, in a matter brought by Gabriel Baudreau (called Graveline) on his own behalf and that of his brother Jean Baptiste Baudreau, along with Guillaume Baudouin and his wife Marie Anne Baudreau (represented by Guillaume Barette, attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney dated January 18 before Notary Adhémar), and in the presence of Jean Baptiste Gadois (husband of Marie Baudreau) and Jacques Richard (husband of Élisabeth Baudreau), all of whom appeared before the court, and with Gadois acting as legal guardian to the minor children Paul, Magdeleine, and Jean Baudreau, and Richard acting as subrogated guardian by virtue of a decree of March 11, 1698, and Mathurine Juillet (widow of Urbain Baudreau) represented by Pierre Cabazie under a power of attorney dated January 20 before the same notary, the division of a land concession measuring four arpents in frontage, extending from the Saint Lawrence River to the stream of the Grande Prairie, executed on April 20, 1698, by Robert Le Cavellier Desclavriers, Vincent Leterrier, and Estienne Poctier (called Lafortune), is hereby declared valid in both form and substance and accepted as binding by all parties.

[p21-51] 24 APR 1699  Summary of debts, auction, assets, taxes, disposition
The children were to auction off the two arpents of land in depth that were allotted to them by the division, adjoining the land of Paul Demarez, as well as the two arpents of land allotted to their mother, Mathurine Juillet. In addition, the two plots of land with a house built on them, located at the Chapel of Bon Secours, were to be auctioned as common property between the children of the late Baudreau and their mother, Mathurine Juillet.

It was decided that three auctions would be held on three consecutive Sundays in front of the door of the parish church of this town, at the conclusion of High Mass. Notices of the sale were to be posted in the customary and appropriate locations.

The division of the property had been carried out by Le Cavellier, Le Noir, and Forestier on April 21, 1698, and the inventory was drawn up at the request of the named parties by Adhémar, notary.

On January 17 and again on the 30th of the same month and year, it was recorded that the estate and communal property of the late Baudreau and Mathurine Juillet, his widow, owed a total of 2,051 livres, 4 sols, and 2 deniers, distributed as follows:

• To Adhémar: 300 livres
• To Mademoiselle Migeon: 334 livres, 15 sols, 6 deniers
• To Jacques Picard: 230 livres
• To Monsieur Leber: 100 livres
• To Louis Juillet, in his role as guardian of the children of Charles Juillet, his brother: 54 livres
• To Monsieur Corettier: 130 livres
• To Jacques Pichard: 38 livres
• To Mademoiselle de Ripalay: 364 livres, 6 sols
• To Sieur Cuillerier: 184 livres, 9 sols
• To the charitable works and church fund of this parish: 10 livres
• To Sieur Jean Aunaud: 28 sols
• To Sieur Bestrand Arnaud: 372 livres, 3 sols
• To the Lords of this island for seigneurial rent and based on an obligation of the deceased: 162 livres, 16 sols
• To Jacques Thuillier Devignez: 116 livres
• For guardianship expenses: 4 livres, 14 sols, 8 deniers
• To Gabriel Baudreau: 488 livres, 16 sols

Mathurine Juillet, the widow, agreed—per the inventory—to be responsible for her share, which is half of the debt, amounting to 1,000 livres, 3 sols, and 6 deniers. This covers amounts owed to Adhémar, Mademoiselle Migeon, Jacques Picard, Monsieur Leber, Louis Juillet (as tutor), the parish fund, and Sieur Jean Arnaud. The children were to pay the remaining portion, totaling 851 livres, 6 deniers. However, their mother must reimburse them 25 livres, 10 sols, 3 deniers for payments they made on her behalf in order to equalize the accounts.

The public postings related to the auction (adjudication) from January 28 were performed by Sergeant Cabazie Lemoine on the specified dates and in the customary locations. The three auctions were conducted as scheduled.

In front of the parish church of this town, on the Sundays of February 1, 8, and 15, announcements were made by Sergeant Cabazie. Two public notices were posted for each of those dates regarding the adjudications scheduled for February 17 and March 6, and two additional notices were posted on March 24. These notices included full details of the sales and bids submitted by named individuals.

By our ruling of March 3, we awarded by public auction:

• To Jacques Picard: the two arpents of land in frontage, with full depth, adjoining Paul Demarez, for the price of 1,460 livres.
• To Gabriel Baudreau: the properties and house located in the Bon Secours quarter, for the price of 375 livres.

It was ordered that the parties must justify the debts owed, and all findings be communicated to the King’s Prosecutor in our registry. A formal opposition was filed by Maître Pierre Archambault, Royal Notary of our jurisdiction.

For the seigneurial dues and rents owed to the Lords of this island:
The amount of 162 livres, 8 sols was owed by the heirs of Baudreau for overdue seigneurial dues and rents through Saint Martin’s Day (November 11), 1697. This included 36 livres owed by the deceased under a pre-existing obligation, in addition to 116 livres in arrears owed to Jacques Thuillier Devignez, who had been leasing the lordship rights.

Regarding this 116-livre amount, Sieur Raimbault formally opposed payment from the sale proceeds. This opposition was based on the cession and transfer made by Jacques Thuillier to the Lords of the island by an act executed before Notary Raimbault on March 7. Thuillier also raised a separate objection for 2 livres, 16 sols, and 6 deniers, representing a year of dues owed for the Bon Secours properties, payable on the last Saint Martin’s Day.

Additional claims were submitted:

• By Sieur Pierre Perthuis, a merchant of this town: 17 livres
• By Dame de Capalliq: 36 livres, listed in the inventory
• By Gabriel Baudreau: 488 livres, 16 sols, justified in the inventory, plus 17 livres, 10 sols, 2 deniers

Gabriel also claimed 4 livres, 1 sol, and 3 deniers for the inventory made on January 17 and the property division done on April 25, 1698. These were debts jointly owed by the children and their mother and to be split equally.

Gabriel further claimed 27 livres, 7 sols, and 6 deniers from Jacques Picard for:

• 3 livres, 2 sols, 6 deniers
• 2 minots and 3 quarts of wheat, which he had paid on Picard’s behalf for the seigneurial dues (cens and rent) on the land awarded to Picard, per a receipt from Sieur Raimbault dated the first of the current month. The land was sold subject to these obligations.

Bereph Aubuchon also filed a claim for 30 sols owed by the children for their share of repair costs at the Fort of Longue-Pointe, since Mathurine Juillet had already paid her share.

Mathurine Juillet herself filed a claim for 200 livres to recover personal expenses, for which she was liable for half. She requested that the other half be reimbursed from her children’s share, as the expense pertained to community property shared with her late husband. The funds originated from the sale of a quarter arpent of land (with a depth of fifteen arpents), sold to Louis Juillet by contract before Notary Adhémar on October 17, 1695. The King’s prosecutor reviewed and approved this contract.

By our present judgment, we ordered that from the 375 livres owed by Gabriel Baudreau for the auction award of the Bon Secours property, he shall pay Mathurine Juillet 187 livres, 10 sols for her half. The other half, also 187 livres, 10 sols, belongs to the children. Gabriel will retain his portion—23 livres, 8 sols, 7 deniers—and distribute the remaining amount evenly to his seven siblings, each receiving the same sum. The adults are to be paid immediately, while the minors will be paid upon reaching legal age, with interest accruing. If preferred, Gabriel may pay the minors’ shares directly to their guardian, Jean Baptiste Gadois. Gabriel is legally obligated to make these payments and will be discharged upon presenting receipts.

After calculating joint debts owed by Mathurine Juillet and her children, the total was 2,094 livres, 2 sols, 5 deniers. This excluded her personal property claims and the children’s individual obligations. Half—1,047 livres, 1 sol, 2 deniers—was assigned to Juillet as her share of the community property. However, the inventory shows she accepted responsibility only for 1,020 livres, 3 sols, 6 deniers. We therefore ordered her to pay her children 26 livres, 17 sols, 8 deniers to resolve the imbalance.

From the 1,460 livres owed by Jacques Picard for the land awarded on March 3, we ordered that:

• 281 livres, 4 sols, 10 deniers go to Sieur Raimbault for seigneurial dues
• 29 livres, 6 sols, 8 deniers for auction posting and judicial fees; Juillet to reimburse one-sixth of that to her children
• 100 livres to Mathurine Juillet as her portion from the sale of personal property
• 130 livres to Sieur Forestier
• 38 livres to Jacques Pichard
• 36 livres to Demoiselle de Ripalay
• 18 livres to Sieur Cuillerier
• 37 livres, 2 sols to Sieur Bertrand Arnaud
• 17 livres to Sieur Perthuis
• 528 livres, 13 sols, 8 deniers to Gabriel Baudreau for payments, claims, and reimbursements, including seigneurial dues he paid on behalf of Picard

Also, 30 sols were awarded to Joseph Aubuchon for the children’s share of Longue-Pointe fort repairs, already matched by Mathurine Juillet.

After totaling the adjudicated amounts (1,208 livres, 16 sols, 5 deniers), the remainder of the 1,460 livres (251 livres, 3 sols, 7 deniers) was ordered to be paid equally to the eight Baudreau children—31 livres, 7 sols, 11 deniers each. Picard is to pay the adults immediately and the minors when they come of age, or to their guardian, Jean Baptiste Gadois, if he chooses. He will be fully discharged upon providing receipts.

We ordered all bailiffs and sergeants of this jurisdiction to execute this sentence. Rendered at Villemarie on April 24, 1699.

Signed: Juchereau de Saint-Denys
Clerk: Thomas Adhémar

[p52-53].  2 NOV 1699
Present was Mathurine Juillet, widow of Urbain Boudreau, appearing in her own name and as guardian of her children, residing on this island. Acting under the authority granted to her by Jean Baptiste Gadois—appointed tutor by judicial ruling to Paul, Magdeleine, and Jean Boudreau, minor children of the deceased—by power of attorney executed before the undersigned notary on the twenty-seventh of the previous month, the original of which remains in the notary’s registry, she voluntarily acknowledged and declared that she had received from Sieur Gabriel Boudreau, carpenter residing in this town (who was present and consenting), the sum of seventy-nine livres, five sols, and nine deniers in local currency. This payment represented the three-eighths share of the sum of one hundred eighty-seven livres and ten sols, which had been adjudicated to Gabriel Boudreau at the general auction held on this island on the third of April last, corresponding to the portion belonging to the aforementioned minors in the property sold to him. Mathurine Juillet declared herself fully satisfied and paid, and granted full discharge and release to the said Gabriel Boudreau, promising never to make any further claims against him. This act was executed and passed at Quebec in the presence of Jean Gendron and Mathurin Guillet, witnesses residing in this town, on the said day and year. Juillet declared she did not know how to sign.

[Signature:] R. Raimbault, notary

Also present were: Mathurine Juillet, widow of Urbain Boudreau, in her own name and as guardian of her children, of the first part, and Gabriel Boudreau, of the second part. Gabriel Boudreau declared that he had sold and truly delivered—and by these presents does indeed sell and deliver—to the said Juillet, who accepted on behalf of her children Paul, Magdeleine, and Jean Boudreau, the fourth part of a house located on Saint Gabriel Street. The property was bounded on one side by the district known as England and on the other side by Bonsecours, as well as a lot located behind the house, which was jointly held by Gabriel Boudreau and Mathurine Juillet. The sale included all associated rights and dependencies.

Mathurine Juillet acknowledged having paid Gabriel Boudreau the sum of ninety-eight livres, six sols, and eight deniers in local silver currency, for which she received a full receipt and discharge from him. Furthermore, Gabriel Boudreau acknowledged and confirmed receipt from Juillet of the sum of one hundred six livres, nine sols, and nine deniers, also in local currency. Juillet stated that this amount was paid in three installments: first, forty-one livres and five sols; second, forty-five livres and five sols; and third, twenty livres, four sols, and four deniers—all to his complete satisfaction. In exchange, Gabriel Boudreau sold, transferred, and delivered his fourth share of the said house to the said Juillet for the benefit of her children and heirs, in perpetuity.

This act was executed and passed at Montreal in the presence of Jean Gendron and Mathurin Guillet, witnesses who signed below with the notary. Juillet declared she did not know how to sign.

[Signatures:]
Gabriel Boudreau
Jean Gendron, witness
Mathurin Guillet, witness
Gabriel de Cadosio, notary
R. Raimbault, notary

[Top margin note:] Receipt by Juillet… Jean Boudreau

1707 DEC 22. Mathurine & her sister sue their brother to get their portion of an inheritance

The document dated December 22, 1707, concerns a lawsuit filed by Mathurine Juillet and Marie Juillet against their brother Louis Juillet. The plaintiffs seek recovery of their rightful shares of profits derived from land that belonged to their late mother. The dispute centers around Louis’s management or retention of the proceeds or usage of the property without adequately compensating his sisters. The case likely involves formal claims for restitution or partition of inheritance assets, typical of post-mortem estate divisions in early 18th-century New France. The legal proceedings aim to ensure equitable distribution of property income among all heirs according to their rightful shares.