The Payfer, ancestors of Jérémie Payfer

  1. Henri Paul Payfer, pionneer et grand-father of Jérémie Payfer
  2. Henri Paul Payfer, pionner, was the son of André Payfer and Christine Fouin who stayed in Germany. He was born in Germany around 1739. He died March 11th 1784 at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds and was buried on the 13th in the church in line with the belfrey. He was then a lieutenant in the militia.

    Henri Paul married in Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on February 2nd 1761 Marie Catherine Éthier, daughter of Joseph Éthier and Marie Catherine Lauzon. The spouses could not sign their names. Were presents: Nicolas Claude, François Janevri, Paul and Gabriel Éthier. Father Besson officiated. The following note is found: "This act is also found in the archives of the Protestant Church of Québec." For more on the family of Marie Catherine Éthier, press HERE.

    Marie Catherine was born on December 1st 1743 at Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds and baptized the following day by the Missionnary Father Faucon. Her godfather and godmother were Joseph Rouleau and Marie Anne Lauzon, both of Sainte Geneviève. Widowed, she married Jean Baptiste Lanthier. She died at Saint-Eustache on April 7th 1814 and was buried the following day.

    Henri Paul and Marie Catherine had eight children who did not reach age two a nd six children who married before 1800:

    1. Marie Catherine Payfer, born at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds on November 15th 1761 and married there on September 11th 1780 with Marc Alexandre Delienne Bélanger;
    2. Marie Christine Payfer, born in Pointe-Claire on August 28th 1766 and married at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on January 22nd 1787 with François Rochon Rocheron;
    3. Marie Suzanne Payfer, born at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on September 10th 1767 and married at Saint-Eustache on February 7th 1785 with Antoine Masson Dutremblé;
    4. Louis Payfer, born on October 26th 1770 at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds and married there June 18th 1798 with Marie Josephe Robineau Desmoulins;
    5. Marguerite Payfer, born at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 24th August 1772 and married at Saint Eustache on 21st October 1793 with Pierre Duquet Madry;
    6. Hyacinthe Payfer, born at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on May 7th 1779 and married there on 16th September 1799 with Marie Louise Catherine Legault Deslauriers.

  3. Louis Payfer, father of Jérémie Payfer
  4. Louis Payfer was the son of Henri Paul Payfer and Marie Catherine Éthier. He was born at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on October 28th 1770.

    While living in Pierrefonds, Louis married at Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds on June 18th 1798 Marie Josephe Robineau Desmoulins, daughter of Pierre Robineau Desmoulins and Marie Josephe Proulx Clément. Were present at the wedding: André Éthier, the bride's uncle; Marie Alexandre Delienne, brother-in-law of the groom; Henri and Hyacinthe Payfer, brothers of the groom; Janvier Rochon, brother [sic] of the groom, François Rochon, brother-in-law of the groom and Louis De Hêtre, father-in-law of the bride. The mother of the bride Marie Josephe Robineau Desmoulins, widowed, and married Louis Deshêtres, a widower. There was dispensation of two bans. The officiating person and writer of the act omitted to sign. For more on the family of Marie Josephe Robineau Desmoulins, press HERE.

    Louis et Marie Josephe had eight children, all born :

    1. Rosalie Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 31 March 1799 and baptized on April 2nd; her God-Father and God-Mother were Marc Alexandre Delienne and Catherine Payfer;
    2. Louis Firmin Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 20 February 1800 and baptized the same day; his God-Father and God-Mother were Janvier Payfer and Scholastique Payfer;
    3. Jérémie Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefond son 22 September 1801 and baptized the following day; his God-Father and God-Mother were Jérôme Dehêtre and Marguerite Paiement; he married Ellen Flynn; For more on them and their family, press HERE.
    4. Edouard Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 30 September 1802 and baptized the following day; his God-Father and God-Mother were Henry Payfer and Véronique Trottier;
    5. Caroline Adélaïde Payfer, born and baptized in the parish of Saint Benoît on 18 February 1804; her God-Father and God-Mother were Joseph Barbary and Catherine Lauzon; aged 29, she married on 2 September 1833 in the parish of Saint-Eustache Charles Guilbault, son of Gabriel Guilbault and of Marie Beaudouin, born in L'Assomption on 2 October 1778 et so 45 years of age, widower of Marie Louise Lebrun Saint-Antoine of the parish Saint Pierre du Portage, whom he had married at Saint-Eustache on 12 October 1807 when he was 20 years old; she had just died on 23 June 1833 aged 38 and so just 2 months before (the age différence between Charles and his second wife Caroline Adélaïde was thus of 25 years, 4 months and 16 days);
    6. Godfroi Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 22 October 1806 and baptized the same day; his God-Father and God-Mother were Charles Viau and Jeanne Chantal Demers;
    7. Venance Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 10 September 1809 and baptized the same day; his God-Father and God-Mother were Eustache Masson and Suzanne Damours;
    8. Marguerite Cécile Payfer, born in the parish of Sainte Geneviève de Pierrefonds on 21 November 1810 and baptized the following day; her God-Father and God-Mother were Joseph Théorêt and Marguerite Claude. She married at Saint-Eustache on 29 Octobre 1832 Joseph Beaulieu.



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