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√ Parents of Jean Francois Thibault
7G grandparents of William Roland Spies
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Among the many 17th-century THIBAULTS of France and Switzerland, at least sixteen went to America. The ancestor having the greatest number of descendants is François Thibault of Ile de Re, an island located in the Atlantic Ocean, four kilometres west of La Rochelle, France. He arrived in Quebec in 1665, married Elisabeth-Agnes Lefebvre at Sainte-Anne-du-Petit-Cap, now Beaupre, in 1670, then settled in Cap-Saint-Ignace on the south shore where he passed away in 1724.
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Francois Thibault went to Quebec aboard “Le Cat de Hollande.” The ship left La Rochelle, France, at the end of April, 1665. It arrived at Quebec City June 18th. In exchange for his passage, Francois Thibault signed a contract with Pierre Gaigneur, merchant of La Rochelle, promising to work three years in Quebec.
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The register of the year 1665 of the notary Pierre Teuleron contains 73 employment contracts (including that of Francois Thibault) specifying embarkation on the ship “Le Cat de Hollande.” The register is held by the Departmental Archives of Charente-Maritime under the symbol “3 E 1303.” It can only be viewed on microfilm, listed 2 M1 429, roll 449.

1670 Marriage, Ste Anne de Beaupre, Quebec

1676 Baptism,
son Jean Francois
Quebec City,
(upper right corner)

La Rochelle, France