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Simon Drouillard[1, 2, 3]

Male 1762 -


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  • Name Simon Drouillard 
    Christened 27 Feb 1762  Assumption, South Coast of Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • GODPARENTS: Joseph St. Etienne and Marie Anne Bienvenu
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I212  Drouillard
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2004 

    Father Simon Amable Drouillard,   b. 03 Mar 1734,   d. 25 Jul 1805  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Marguerite Martin dite St. Jean,   b. About 1739, Possibly in the Soulanges area Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1803  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1757  St Joseph, Soulanges Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses to the marriage were Jean Bpte. Martin Dit St Jean, Sr., Jean Bpte. Martin dit St Jean, Jr., Francois Bissonnette.
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marie Archange La Forest (Laforet),   c. 02 Nov 1766, Ste. Anne, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1797  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1782  Assumption, South Coast of Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Infant Drouillard,   b. 03 Jan 1784,   d. 03 Jan 1784  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Archange Drouillard,   b. 31 Jul 1786
     3. Patrice Drouillard,   b. 17 Mar 1788
    +4. Marguerite Drouillard,   b. 15 Jul 1790
     5. Susanne Drouillard,   b. 14 Jul 1792,   d. 25 Feb 1793  (Age 0 years)
    +6. Simon Drouillard,   b. 15 Feb 1795,   bur. 09 Aug 1851, From St. Patrick, Wyandotte, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     7. Jean Baptiste Drouillard,   b. 27 Jan 1797,   d. 29 Jan 1797  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2003 
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marguerite Quevillon (Couvillon) 
    Married 24 Nov 1800  Ste. Anne, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses to the marriage included his father, Simon Amable Drouillard.
    Children 
     1. Edward Drouillard,   b. 01 Oct 1801,   d. 10 Sep 1802  (Age 0 years)
     2. Fabien Drouillard,   b. 22 Sep 1803,   d. 12 Oct 1804  (Age 1 years)
     3. Louis Drouillard,   b. 17 Jan 1806, River Canard Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Francois Drouillard,   b. 17 Feb 1809,   bur. 9 Oct 1838, Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
    +5. Charles Amable Drouillard,   b. 27 Jul 1810,   d. 15 Jul 1842  (Age 31 years)
     6. Jeremie Drouillard,   b. 01 Jul 1812,   d. 13 Jan 1814  (Age 1 years)
     7. Edouard Drouillard,   b. 03 Nov 1817,   d. 27 Nov 1817  (Age 0 years)
    +8. Olivier (Oliver) Drouillard,   b. 03 Nov 1817,   d. 24 Feb 1886, At his residence at 16 Beaubien Street, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +9. Moise David (Moses) Drouillard (Drouyer),   b. 13 Mar 1821
     10. Jean CHRISOSTOME Drouillard,   b. 25 Jan 1823,   d. 29 Jan 1829  (Age 6 years)
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2008 
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] The John Askin Papers, ed. Milo M. Quaife , ((Detroit: Detroit Library Commission, 1928) p 323 (sketch)), 321-325 (Reliability: 1).
      Vol. II, 1796-1820 (includes sketch and transcription/translation of marriage contract to Marguerite Couvillon)

    2. [S21] Michigan Censuses 1710-1830, ed. Donna Valley Russell , ((Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc., 1982)), 63, September 1796.
      West of Fort

    3. [S54] Descendants of Simon Drouillard, Donald F. Drouillard, Norman W. Drouillard and Mark J. Drouillard, 4-11.