Public ancestral research archive
Jeanne Denot
Recorded facts
- Relationship: Mother of Jeanne Robidoux in the filmed group sheet. lead
- Fille du Roi historical status: Historical genealogists identify Jeanne Denot as a Fille du Roi, arrived c1666 and married André Robidou in Québec on 7 June 1667. lead
- Widow and second marriage: Following André Robidou’s death in 1678, Jeanne remarried Jacques Surprenant dit Sansoucy on 16 August 1678 at La Prairie. lead
- Noteworthy category: Pioneer lead
- Historical story headline: A Fille du Roi and survivor of two pioneering families lead
- Historical story: Jeanne Denot came from Paris to New France around 1666 under the Filles du Roi immigration initiative. In 1667 she married Spanish-born sailor André Robidou dit l’Espagnol. Their daughter Jeanne (born 1673) later married Guillaume-Gabriel Lemieux, anchoring a direct maternal line in this tree. Widowed in 1678 with young children, Jeanne remarried Jacques Surprenant, a soldier of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, and continued life in the colony. lead
- Evidence and cautions: The historical identity is supported by genealogy citing a marriage contract, parish marriage and burial entries, though the original records have not been independently inspected for this package. Some Filles du Roi rosters vary in inclusion criteria. Jeanne was not a biological daughter of the French monarch. lead
- Story display priority: 97 lead
Parents
None recorded in the public feed.
Children
Partners
Supporting sources
- LH-GUILLAUME — p. 2 — Guillaume-Gabriel Lemieux and Jeanne Robidoux (IMG_4039.mov, 00:22–00:27)
- The French-Canadian Genealogist, André Robidou dit l’Espagnol & Jeanne Denot — Source document
- NosOrigines — Jeanne Denot and André Robidoux, 1667 marriage — Source document