MAILLOT René

Abt 1644 - Bef 1722  (< 78 years)

• Name	MAILLOT René
  Birth	Abt 1644	Castet-Arroux, Gascony, France
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef Oct 1722	Deschaillons, Canada, New France
  Notes	RENE MAILLOT, known as Laviolette. Status: Immigrant Birth: Around 1644 Castet-Arroux, ev. Lectoure, Gascony (arr. Condom) Occupation, Soldier Marriage Marriage 28 Oct 1671, Location undetermined (in Canada) with MARIE CHAPACOU [1] Husband: René Mailhot Wife: Marie Chapacou Child: Marie Mailhot Place: contract Notary Becquet (Sillery) [2] He arrived in Quebec in 1665 as a soldier in the Duprat company (which became De Porte Company after the death of Duprat) of the famous Carignan-Salières Regiment, the troops who had come to rid the country of the Iroquois menace. Without a doubt, it was the unsettled conditions brought about by the salt-tax revolt and the difficulties of making ends meet in Gascony, which drove ancestor René Maillot dit Laviolette, about 1665, to try his luck in New France. But things were no easier for him in his adopted land. Poor on arrival, he died still poorer, completely impoverished and consumed by debt. He didn't live long enough to resolve his financial problems. Son of René Maillot and of Catherine Berger, René was born about 1637. His marriage contract, drawn up by Romain Becquet on 28 October 1671, tells us that he came from Castelleroy (Castel-Arrouy), in the archdiocese of Toulouse in Gascony. From Varennes to Quebec A man named Arnaut Maillot dit Laviolette is noted at Varennes in 1669. It is entirely probable that Arnaut and René are the same person. As a matter of fact, on 24 November 1669, notary Thomas Frerot wrote that Arnaut had sold a fifty arpent homestead on the Saint-Lawrence to Bernard Voisin dit Beausoleil from Montreal. We then find René at the signing of his marriage contract at Québec in 1671. The religious ceremony must have taken place a few days later at Sillery or someplace else in the area, however, a record of this event has not been found. (Sillery records are fragmentary for the era.) The descendants of René Maillot and Marie Chapacou are now spread to the four corners of Québec, with a strong concentration in Montréal, where Guillaume went to take a wife in 1704. The regions of the Mauricie, the Bois-Francs and Québec have received the heritage of most of the other children. René, born in 1675 and married in 1702 to Marie-Françoise Goron. They settled in Deschaillons. Rose, born about 1676 and died before 1717. About 1690 she married Raymond Chesne dit Lagrave, or l'Agreable. Later on he was remarried to Marguerite Renaut. Marie (1677-1746), married François Guibaut in 1708 and lived at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. Jean was born in 1679; his fate unknown. Guillaume (1681-1718), married Marie Anne Macé in 1704. This blacksmith and edge-tool maker settled in Montreal. Marie (1682-1702), was not married. Marie-Louise (1684-1713), married Pierre Mataut in 1706 and lived at Château-Richer. In 1715 Pierre was remarried to Scholastique Toupin known as Dussault. Pierre was born in 1686 and married Marguerite Goron in 1708. They lived at Deschaillons. Louis (1689-1760), married Madeleine Houy about 1712. Jacques was born in 1691 and married Marie-Angélique Houy in 1713. Geneviève (1692-1731), married Antoine Godard in 1722. In 1733 he was remarried to Madeleine Dubois from Château-Richer. François (1695-1758) married Marie-Charlotte Goron in 1719. This couple settled at Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets. Marie-Anne, the twin of François, married Antoine Guibaut in 1711. They lived in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. [3] Death Date: After 1711, Deschaillons, [4] René Maillot's death date is unknown, but he was present at the signing of the marriage contract of his son on 30 Dec 1715. He is listed as deceased on the marriage of his daughter Geneviève on 26 October 1722. [5] Biography Duprat Company will become De Porte upon Duprat's death ID for Carignan-Salières Regiment René Maillot was a member of the Carignan-Salières Regiment from 1665 to 1668 On board the St-Sébastien . Departed from La Rochelle on May 24, 1665, arrived in Quebec City on September 12, 1665; she reached Quebec City on board the ship La Paix on September 12, 1665 according to Langlois and is also reported to have been on board the St-Sébastien according to (RAPQ) according to Viateur Boulet/Bosher/ René Maillot, known as Laviolette, Soldier Son of René Maillot and Jeanne-Catherine Berger from the town of Chastelleray (Castellaroy for Jetté), archdiocese of Toulouse in Languedoc (Haute-Garonne). He received the scapular of Mount Carmel five days after his arrival in Quebec, on September 19, 1665. Sale from Gervais Bisson and Marie Boutet, his wife, to René Maillot (March 15, 1671). Vol III pg 62 Notary Romain Becquet [6] Marriage Marriage contract of René Maillot and Marie Chapacou (October 28, 1671). Vol. III, p. 79. Notary Romain Becquet [6] René Maillot, son of René Maillot and Jeanne Catherine Berger from the town of Chastelnay, archdiocese of Toulouse, and Marie Chapacou, daughter of Simon Chapacou and Marie Pacault. The contract was drawn up in the house of Dame Bourdon ( Anne Gasnier ) in Quebec City. [7] Note: the archdiocese of Toulouse included what is now the Midi-Pyrénées region, that is, eastern Gascony. The marriage certificate is lost; presumably it was celebrated in Sillery, where many records for the period are missing. 12 known children. The couple settled in Saint-Charles-des-Roches (seigneury of Grondines) and later in the seigneury of Deschaillons. Transfer and return of a dwelling by René Maillot to Gervais Bisson (April 24, 1672). (No. 786.) Vol. III, p. 258, Notary Gilles Rageot [6] Obligation by René Mailhot, of St-Charles des Roches aux Grondines, to give Louis Foucher, of the same place, 12 days of labor to pay off the balance of the dwelling he bought from him (February 5, 1676). Vol. XXVII, p. 119, Notary Michel Roy dit Châtellerault [6] Sale of a plot of land measuring 2 arpents frontage by 40 arpents depth, located in St-Charles des Roches, by René Mailhot and Marie Chapacou, his wife, to Hurbain Gabau (September 22, 1677). Vol. XXVII, p. 122, Notary Michel Roy dit Châtellerault [6] Sale of a plot of land measuring 3 arpents frontage, located in St-Charles des Roches, by Jean Pouzet to René Maillot, of the same place (February 5, 1678). Vol. XXVII, p. 123, Notary Michel Roy dit Châtellerault [6] 1681 Census : St-Charles des Roches René Maillot 44; Marie Chapacou, his wife, 24; children: René 6, Marie 4, Jean 2; 2 head of cattle; 5 arpents of land. [8] Sale of a plot of land measuring 3 arpents frontage by 40 arpents depth, situated in the seigneury of St-Charles des Roches, by René Mailhot, Sieur de Laviolette, of said place, to François Hamelain, Seigneur of said place (December 28, 1698). Vol. XXVII, p. 133, Notary Michel Roy dit Châtellerault [6] Sale of a plot of land measuring 4 arpents wide by 40 arpents deep, located in the seigneury of Deschaillons, by Pierre Lebeuf to René Mailliot (November 4, 1701). Vol. XXVII, p. 138, Notary Michel Roy dit Châtellerault [6] The date of René Maillot's death is unknown, but he was still alive at the time of his son's marriage contract on December 30, 1715. [9] [10] He had already died by the time of his daughter Geneviève's marriage on October 26, 1722. His wife died in 1733, a widow. [5] Note : The following document is for an Arnaut Maillot dit Laviolette, who cannot be found in the records. This is possibly an error by the notary or in the transcription. Sale of a fifty-acre property along the St. Lawrence River, by Arnaut Maillot dit Laviolette of Varennes to Bernard Voisin dit Beausoleil of Montreal (November 24, 1669). Vol. X, p. 38, Notary Thomas Frérot [6] Research Notes PRDH identifies the location as Castet-Arroux , Gascogne (ar. Condom, Gers) [11] , although another possible location could be Castelnau-Rivière-Basse Marriage 1 Marie CHAPACOU b: 1658 in Quebec Married: 28 Oct 1671 in Quebec, (marriage contract) Children Pierre René MAILLOT b: 1675 in Grondines, Guillaume MAILLOT b: 31 Dec 1680 in Grondines, Simonette MAILLOT Laviolette b: 1682 in Grondines, Louis MAILLOT Mailhot bapt: 14 Jan 1688 in Cap-Santé, Jacques MAILLOT b: 1691 in Cap-Santé, Francois Louis MAILLOT b: 18 Jan 1695 in Grondines, Louise MAILLOT Genevieve MAILLOT b: 1700 Rose MAILLOT b: 1673 in Grondines, Francois MAILLOT Louise MAILLOT Sources ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (free): Pioneer: 52307 René MAILLOT LAVIOLETTE ↑ Source: #S-2066392706 Page: 885 ↑ Excerpt from the Trois-Rivières newspaper Le Nouvelliste, published December 23, 1978, written by Gertrude Mailhot (daughter of Henri Mailhot and Eugénie Luneau), wife of Louis-Arthur Leblanc, author of "Généalogie Famille René Mailhot et Marie Chapacou" (1981). http://www3.sympatico.ca/rmmayette/mailhot-historiques.htm ↑ Source: #S-2066392702 Page: 754 ↑ 5.0 5.1 Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 BanQ Notarial acts index ↑ BAnQ: Romain Becquet, Acts, April 14, 1671 - October 31, 1672 (881 files), pp. 194-195/881 marriage contract René Maillot - Marie Chapacou, original ↑ Wikisource 1681 Census according to Benjamin Sulte , History of French Canadians, Volume 5, Chapter 4 ↑ Tanguay, vol. 1, p. 404; Jetté, p. 754; Drouin, vol. 2, p. 885; Sulte, Hist. 5, p. 60(3); DBAQ, t. 3, p. 343–344; Langlois, p. 402 ↑ Migrations: Carignan-Salières Regiment, Duprat Company ↑ PRDH: The Historical Demography Research Program (free): Pioneer: 52307 René MAILLOT LAVIOLETTE Rene Jette-Dictionaire Genealogique des Families du Quebec des Origines A 1730 pg. 479- 754 Repository, AFGS won RI. Source: S-2066392702 Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Quebec Families Author: Jetté, René Jetté, René. Genealogical Dictionary of Quebec Families. Source: S-2066392706 Title: National Dictionary of French Canadians, 1608-1760 Author: Drouin, Gabriel Drouin, Gabriel. National Dictionary of French Canadians, 1608-1760. PRDH - Children & Marriage Listing, Family #3742: Rene Maillot & Marie Chapacou, m. 28 Oct 1671 Laforest, Thomas J. (1988). Our French-Canadian Ancestors, for a brief biographical sketch see vol. 6, chap.15, pp. 168-175. Tree: Our origins Note: Individual Record FamilySearch™ Pedigree Resource File Rene Mailhot Dit Laviolette Compact Disc #15 Pin #587619 Birth: 1637 Place: Castellory, Toulouse, France (Jette) Father: Rene Mallot Disc #15 Pin #587621 Mother: Jeanne Catherine Berger Dit Prigele Disc #15 Pin #587622 Marriage(s): Spouse: Marie Chapacou Disc #15 Pin #587620
  Person ID	I60300	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	MAILLOT René,   b. Abt 1605, Gascogne, France d. Gascogne, France
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BERGER Jeanne Catherine,   b. Abt 1615, Gascogne, France d. Gascogne, France
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHAPACOU Marie,   b. 29 Dec 1658, Néré, Saintonge, France d. 24 Dec 1733, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1671	Canada, New France
  Children	1. MAILLOT Jacques,   b. Abt 1697, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. Abt 24 Oct 1753, Lotbinière, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026