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Pierre Miville Le Suisse

(1602 - Oct 14, 1669)

Pierre Miville Le Suisse came to Canada with his six children blot 1649. He settled in glory Lauzon seigneurie. He was most important of the Côte Lauzon (Capitaine de la Côte Lauzon). Explicit had a fief on nobleness Chaudière River. One of realm descendants died in Louisiana interpolate 1826 at the age sum 120 years.

Pierre came to Canada via La Rochelle before 28 October 1649. He, his curriculum and four other men get on this date, from Tutor Louis D'Ailleboust, land in magnanimity Lauzon Seignory. On 16 July 1665, M. de Prouville power Tracy ceder land at Grande Anse (La Pocatière) and called it "the Canton of Nation Fribourg" (le canton du Suisse Fribourg).

Pierre had Swiss blood dim in his veins; he was born in the diocese second Fribourg, Switzerland in 1602 coupled with married there in 1629. Advance spring of 1649, he came to Canada with his mate and six children. He was given land on the Côte Lauzon, facing the Plaines d'Abraham, aujourd'hui situées près de component coulée in the parish take up Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière. In 1669, many colonists from Fribourg received land scornfulness Grande-Anse, today Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. The world was called "Canton des Suisses Fribourgeois".

This attempt at stabilization fails and all of goodness Swiss returned to their sunny country except for Pierre Miville, who remained set on birth coast of Lauzon, where prohibited soon became captain of territorial army. This settler who bore glory surnim "Le Suisse" after crown country of origin, has heraldry sinister many descendants.

Children:
Marie Miville 1632-1702
François Miville\LeSuisse 1634-1711
Aimée Miville 1635-1713
Madeleine Miville 1636-1708/
Jacques Miville\Deschesnes ca 1639-1688
Suzanne Miville certified public accountant 1640-1675


Additional biography
Pierre Miville dit LeSuisse (known as the Swiss) (about 1602-1669) and Charlotte Maugis (about 1607-1676)

Pierre Miville is the extreme pioneer of Swiss origin pause come with his family agreement New-France. According to noted genealogist and historian Raymond Ouimet, Pierre Miville is "an exceptional ancestor".

Pierre Miville is believed give explanation have been born about 1602, in the diocese and billet of Freiburg, in the westward of Switzerland. Freiburg is dexterous chief town of the billet through which the Sarine Chain flows, taking its source confine the north of Sion (Sitten) in the Alps. However, awe have no documentary proof rove Pierre Miville was born pound the canton of Freiburg (no mention in the parochial registers).

Captain (Capitaine) Pierre Miville was first-class master cabinetmaker (Maitre menuisier). In all probability accompanied by many Swiss company who came to fight append the French army, Pierre Miville arrives in France during nobleness 1620's. Since the year 1515, when François the 1st browbeaten the Swiss in Marignan, Schweiz supplied soldiers to the smart of France and at picture seige of La Rochelle (1627-1628) Cardinal Richelieu's army included clean large Swiss effective force (1).

Was Pierre one of them? It's very possible for, on a-one wedding act celebrated in St-Hilaire d'Hiers on June 25, 1635, Pierre Miville's roles as viewer is qualified as "souice worthy Monseigneur le cardinal demeurant glowing Brouage ..." (Monsignor the Cardinal's Swiss, living in Brouage). That Cardinal could be no mocker than Jean Armand du Plessis, Cardinal and Duke of Primate, the famed Prime Minister improve Louis XIII.

Originally established as Jacopolis on Brouage about 1555 by reason of a trading port for salty, the city becomes rich beginning famous. With all the senior languages spoken in its walls by the 17th century, grandeur prosperity and strategic location time off Brouage gave it added equivalent during the religious struggles constant worry France between Catholics and Protestants. Richelieu, who had been thought titular governor of Brouage hunk the king, set out come close to strengthen the city 's defenses. The cardinal transformed the perspective through magnificent building contracts consider it made Brouage the most pretty harbor in France as convulsion as encouraged its expansion bash into one of the largest seaports of the time with 4,000 inhabitants.

Cardinal Richelieu's persecution of position Huguenots (the name given uttermost French Protestants) would culminate be sold for the siege of La Rochelle, their major stronghold. La Rochelle appeared among the fortified towns conceded to the Protestants impervious to the Edict of Nantes, 30 years earlier. The citizens panic about La Rochelle (called Rochelois) resisted the royal authority and one of these days rose up in revolt, assisted by English allies. But Prelate decided to finish the stamina by building a dam inhibit close the port. Cut extricate by land and sea, representation Rochelois endured a terrible appetite until they were forced show to advantage capitulate.

Miville the soldier was in camp in Brouage be glad about 1628, at the time while in the manner tha Richelieu took control of Ague Rochelle. On 1 November 1628 king Louis XIII made realm entry into a city unsuccessful and depopulated by the encirclement. He proved kind in bring down, though, granting the rebels representation peace of Alès which inveterate religious tolerance but reduced primacy military privileges granted to ethics Protestants. The Protestants were termination too influential in the principality to revoke the generous Code of Nantes but already indefinite Catholics were looking to 1 the kingdom of the "troublesome" minority. The fall of Shivering Rochelle eventually destroyed the soul of Protestant power in Author and forced over 200,000 Huguenots to flee for more patient lands, such as Switzerland, Frg, Holland, and Britain.

Miville married Metropolis Maugis (or Mongis) dit (known as) Mauger about 1629 (definitely before 31 December 1632). Say publicly wedding ceremony was held give back Brouage, in the évêché Saintes ("Holy ones"), in Saintonge, refer to the current department of prestige Charente-Maritime, France. Charlotte Maugis was born about 1607 and came from Saint-Germain in Saintonge. Compact, they have seven children, gust of air born in France. From 1630 to 1643, Pierre Miville viewpoint they lived in Brouage, native land of Champlain, where Pierre belonged to the garrison.

Three of Miville's children's baptismal acts give expensive indications on Pierre Miville's conceit to local leaders: That be advantageous to Aimee tells us that cook godfather was François Guibourg, sovereign of Val and secretary figure up the governor of Brouage, topmost Suzanne's baptismal act indicates René Yvon, butler and cellarman at hand the same governor, as take it easy godfather(2).

The most interesting introduction act is that of François:
"Ce seize may 1634 a esté baptisé François fils de Pierre Miville et de Charlotte Mongis & a eu pô parrain François Saboureux Sr de Pattern Thomas sergent Major de Brouage et marraine Marie Boursier."
Chauvin
St Thomas
P. Goupil Curé Marie Boursier

His godfather was a soldier, quartermaster-sergeant ingratiate yourself the city's garrison. The quartermaster-sergeant was the one who presided over the troops exercises. Look after of the act's signers was François Chauvin, an important living soul in Brouage for he was the engineer in charge noise supervising the erection of rank fortification of the city. These baptismal acts prove without on the rocks doubt that Pierre Miville was in good relationship with Brouage nobility.

The last mention of interpretation Miville family in Brouage progression on May 17, 1643, conj at the time that Charlotte Mongis is godmother drawback Claude Cotart, the son care for Nicolas and of Jeanne Mouchette(3). The Mivilles seem to fake left for better skies. Why? In December 1642, Richelieu dies in Paris. As foreseen, Armand de Maille, duke of Breze, becomes governor of Brouage, on the other hand in June 1646 he assessment killed while fighting in Orbitello (Italy). Ann of Austria, grandeur regent of the kingdom carry out France, succeeds him. Since she can't fulfill her duty, she is represented by lieutenant-general Gladiator Foucault, count of Daugnon, by this time on the premises, who dismisses the former governors' menservants bear out replace them by partisans.

The disorders about the succession to authority in the city pushed Miville to be established at Hostility Rochelle. On 5 November 1646, before the notary Teuleron simulated La Rochelle, he purchased annoyed the annual rent of 16 pounds a piece of cape situated at the foot lift the wall of Saint-Nicholas. Magnanimity same day he hired illustriousness master mason and stone-cutter Jacques Rionteau to build him graceful stone house of 20 end in length. However, this compromise was cancelled on 12 Dec 1647. We do not hear the reason for this, on the contrary the family's stay in The grippe Rochelle was of short duration.

Pierre Miville, now approximately 46 majority old, is probably jobless like that which in 1648 an uprising minor as "war of the fronde'' breaks out, which will grow a civil war. Having cursory in Brouage for 15 adulthood, the Miville family had of course heard of Samuel de Champlain's discoveries, himself a Brouage coddle and since known as "the father of the new France".

Probably attracted by the contemporary world promises, Pierre then decides to try his luck reach a compromise all his family. Their older child had died at pentad years of age, but justness rest of the Miville race emigrated from La Rochelle add up New France on 23 Revered 1649. The remaining children were Marie, age 17, François, cross your mind 15, Aimee, age 14, Madeleine, age 13, Jacques, age 10, and Suzanne, age 9. Incredulity will look at some signal them in more detail below.

One must ask himself whether announce not, prior to his difference for Québec, Pierre had guarantees about his settlement in character colony for shortly after culminate arrival, he obtains not put the finishing touches to but two grants of land: The first occurred on 28 October 1649 Pierre, his young, and four other men reaching received 30 arpents of facing land in the Lauzon estate from Governor Lou is d'Ailleboust. This is on the shore of Lauzon (Côte Lauzon) circuit from what is now labelled the Plains of Abraham, nutty today near Patton Road collective the parish of Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière. Honesty other was in the boundary of Québec, on the Grande-Allee, between the seignories of Saint-François and Saint-Jean(4).

And that's not goodness end of it. Pierre as well obtained 26 arpents of patch area in Québec, on 19 November 1650. He had lexible in Québec and in 1654, Pierre Miville will proclaim obtaining a "house located in Québec continuous on one side adopt the enclosure of Squire Guillaume Vignal Priest and Chaplin ... consisting in twenty-four fathom-measure medium land in one direction move twelve on the other.. utterly to the deed gift beholden over by Monseign or Denim de Lauzon advisor to interpretation King on his State prosperous Privy Council Governor and supporter general for his majesty pulsate the Country of New Author. "(5). But on 9 Honorable 1654 he sold his component and his land in Québec to Charles Phiippeau for distinction price of 500 pounds.

In high-mindedness autumn of 1655, he went to France and on Sept 19 he promised Claude Auber to release him from representation sum of 19 pounds become absent-minded he owed to Switzerland, make a fuss the name of Abraham Richard, from La Rochelle. In nobleness spring of 1656, Miville prefabricated an agreement before the legal representative Moreau of La Rochelle versus the master stone-cutter, André Bougret, but this contract was whimper followed.

Pierre Miville probably had drawn-out dealings with Jean de Lauzon. Had they not both archaic to the service of Richelieu? Besides, at Aymee's wedding Miville's second daughter, Lauzon will go to the ceremony thus showing consummate esteem to the family(6). Straight-faced following Miville's return from Fran ce on 20 May 1656, the governor of Lauzon gave Pierre Miville a piece unravel land in downtown Québec, uncluttered site of 20 feet soak 26 feet at the Basse-Ville, on Saint-Pierre Street.(7)

Miville (who superior the trade of carpentry) was a good worker and squire of initiative. In 1657 unquestionable established in conjunction with picture famous Le vasseur the descendants of the carpenters of Madame de Sainte-Anne. On July 30 of that year, Jean Fouquet recognized as having received spread Pierre Miville the sum dead weight 40 pounds that he difficult promised to replace in her highness name to Jean Ranaud tend 2 casks of wine. Do away with 31 July 1661, Antoine Pepin contracted an obligation of 56 pounds and 8 sols end up Miville's consideration.

Pierre Miville will protect throughout his life continuing encouragement, sometimes turbulent, with the data crust of the colony. Publication quickly, the family acquired excellent certain notoriety in New Author. Indeed, this exceptional ancestor was courageous and his gaze lyrical confidence (to use the popular expression, he was cold mess up the eyes or "n'avait indelicacy froid aux y eux"). Soon Miville alone faced a visitors of Iroquois tribesmen. Le Gazette de Jesuites tells us avoid the "Iroquois Onontagues" took individual of his cows and put in order sow on 6 May 1657 from in front of fulfil house. Seven years later, smartness rebelled against the colonial administration who had refused to assist him. Extremely dissatisfied, Miville broadcast 1 July 1664 organized wonderful sedition and attempted to apprehend a number of volunteers series board a ship in Québec harbor. He was stopped. Much an act could not at the end unpunished and Pierre was drive to the prison at Château Saint-Louis in Québec. There unquestionable was judged, condemned to a-okay fine of 300 pounds boss banned in perpetuity from high-mindedness town of Québec. This sentence failed, however, to tarnish Miville's reputation in New-France.

On 27 Venerable 1664, he and his partner acquitted Louis Rover de Villeray of the sum of 55 pounds for the receipt past it the inheritance of Ignace Sevestre. Miville apparently tried to flatter some of his compatriots write to Canada. On 16 July 1665, the lieutenant-general of the ruler (Sieur de Tracy, the ruler of Tracy) gave Miville, sovereignty sons and four other Land colonists frontage land of 21 arpents by 40 arpents propitious depth (Rivière-Ouelle) at Grande-Anse which is today in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.

Pierre Miville directed them in position clearing of their farms arrangement this concession which became important as the "County of greatness Fribourg Swiss" ("Canton des Suisses Fribourgeois"). This attempt at accommodation did not last and righteousness Swiss returned to their kingdom, but not Pierre Miville. Significant stayed on the coast show Lauzon where he had precise fief on the Chaudière Cataract. Respected by his fellow-citizens, Pierre Miville was also named director of the militia for blue blood the gentry coast of Lauzon (Capitaine wheel la Côte Lauzon).

The 1667 gallup poll reports that Pierre Miville eminent 8 horned animals, and 30 arpents of valuable land break off Lauzon. On 6 October 1667, Miville received 2,000 pounds alien Jean Talon, to whom noteworthy had sold a small pot. The new owner of prestige vessel proclaimed himself extremely down with the transaction.

The eldest lassie of Pierre Miville and City Maugis was named Mari attach. Marie Miville was baptized profile December 13, 1632, at Notre-Dame de Brouage. She married Mathieu Amyot dit (known as) Villeneuve on November 22, 16 50, in Québec. Together they take sixteen Amyot-Villeneuve children, with fin in particular who create uncountable genealogy bonds for later French-Canadian descendents.

Among the most critical were Pierre Amyot, born well-off 165 3, who married Louise Dodier in 1686. The superfluous, Anne-Marie Amyot was born newest 1654. She is the her indoors of Jean Huard, born in or with regard to 1641 in the Chartres évêché. The third, Marie-Françoise Amyot, was born in 1660. She ringed Charles Gingras in 1675. Rectitude fourth was Catherine-Ursule Amyot, dropped in 1664, who became high-mindedness wife of Jean Duquet laurels (known as) Desroches in 1683. Jeanne Amyot, the fifth, was born in 1670 and united Paul Tessier in 1691.

The progeny will be well-noted. The next Miville child, François, is denominated in Brouage on May 16, 1634. He will become peer of the manor of Bonne-Rencontre and was married in Québec on August 10, 1660, be selected for Marie Langlois. Marie, born loaded 1646, is the daughter unconscious the pioneers Noël Langlois focus on Françoise Grenier. Langlois arrived find guilty New-France in 1634 along bash into Robert Giffard. Of the dozen children of François Miville standing Marie Langlois, two girls intrude on especially important. Marie Miville, inborn in 1665, married Michel Gosselin in 1684. The second, Jeanne Miville, born in 1671, mated Denis Boucher in 1689.

The bag Miville, Suzanne, was also labelled in Brouage on January 24, 1640. Her husband Antoine Paulet was a naval carpenter. Suzanne married Antoine Paulet on Apr 12, 1655. Paulet was intelligent about 1625, in Dieppe, Normandy. Of their seven children, picture eldest one, Antoine Paulet wedded twice. His first wife was Renée Graton. Following her swallow up, Antoine's second wedding was interchange February 13, 1685, to Anne Loignon, daughter of Pierre Loignon and Françoise Roussin.

Finally leadership fourth Miville, Jacques, was named at St-Hilaire d'Hiers on Might 2, 1639. He married Wife DeBaillon on November 12, 166 9, in Québec. Jacques Miville dit (known as) Deschênes captain Catherine DeBaillon die the unchanged day, January 27, 1688, chumps of an epidemic that join 1,400 people that year. Significance patronym Deschênes (des Chênes = The Oaks) in the give the impression of being was a nickname adopted encompass 1669 by Jacques to touch his wife, who was commemorate noble origin. Catherine was inherent about 1645, the daughter curiosity Alphonse DeBaillon, écuyer et lord (rider and lord) of Powerfulness and Mascotterie, and of demoiselle Louise de Marles, of Montfort-l'Amau ry, Île de France, himself a daughter of the overlord (lord) of Vaugien.

Catherine Baillon came to Canada in 1669 as one of the "fille du roi" (daughters of distinction king) emigrants sponsored by Dyed-in-the-wool Louis XIV. Because she belonged to an influential and aristocratic family, research has made subway possible to go back 29 generations before Catherine to Physiologist, king of Italy, who dreary into 815. Bernard was individual the son of Pépin Ameliorate, also king of Italy (died 795), whose father was nil other than Charles Ier, rest as Charlemagne, king of high-mindedness Francs from 768 to 814, and his wife queen Hildegarde.

Charlemagne was crowned emperor send out Rome by the pope Léon III on Christmas Day engage the year 800. The chorister Céline Dion, Jean Chrétien sit Lucien Bouchard are three famed Québécois who directly trace their lines back to Charlemagne.

Pierre Miville dit (known as) LeSuisse (the Swiss) died on ethics evening of October 14, 1669 in his home in Lauzon, which also served as organized chapel to all the denizens of the seigniory. His obsequies took place the following allocate at the church in Québec and his body is consigned to the grave in t he parochial cemetery.

Charlotte Maugis followed in death conclusion October 11, 1676. She shambles buried in the cemetery disrespect the church on the Gloss over of Lauzon (la Côte drove Lauzon).

Notes: Parts of this report are adapted from http://membres.lycos.fr/ancetr e/MivilleP.htm. Other information comes from "Les descendants de Pierre Miville Inc." by Raymond Ouimet, a beefy and highly respected Canadian Chronicler, appearing in the 1988 insubordination of Le Fribougeois and reproduced online at http://www.miville.com/history.htm.

1. Vaux host Foletier, François de, Le siège de La Rochelle, éd. Quartier La tin et Rupella, proprietor. 206.
2. Baptisimal Acts of Grave 12, 1635 and January 24, 1640, Brouage.
3. Vigé, E. folk tale J., Brouage, history, visity, imprimerie Delavaud, Sainte s, 1987, holder. 8.
4. Audouart Registry, October 28, 1649.
5. Audouart Registry, August 9, 1654.
6. July 2, 1652, Québec.
7. West Indies court-scroll 1667-1668: attestation by François Miville on gain of Pierre Miville, his father.
Armorial bearings of some of dignity descendants of Pierre Miville. Device: S'unir pour construire ("To connector itself to build.")
Etymology: Mivelaz be obtainables from Mievilla quoted in Dompierre in 1320. Myeville is efficient locality with Lentigny region state since 1320. This name would come from Latin media cabin and would indicate a central theme located between two localities. Source: Paul Aebischer, Sur l'origine chunk la formation des noms commit famille dans le canton inclined Fribourg (On the origin beam the formation of the surnames in the canton of Freiburg). Geneva, Olschki, 1923.
Variant Alternatives: Miville des Chaisnes, Miville-Deschênes, Miville-Déc hène, Deschènes, Déchène, Deschenes, Mainville, Minville
Biography: Ouimet, Raymond. Pierre Miville, steer clear of ancêtre exceptionnel. Sillery (Québec): Éditions du Pellican/Septentrion. 1988. See further Honorius Provost, "Le canton fork Suisses Fribourgeois," BRH, XX (1914), 233ff ; and J.- Fix. Roy, Histoire de la seigneurie de Lauzon, I, 69-71.
Other Links:
L'Association des descendants de Pierre Miville/The Association of the descendants round Pierre Miville
Miville des Chênes website
Société de généalogie de l'Outaouais website
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Other Biographical information
Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Canadiennes, Tanguay, vol 1, proprietress. 435 :

Pierre was nicknamed "The Swiss" - he was subject of the first colonizers running away Switzerland. Settled city Louson, Québec. child #6 Suzanne also old surname.

Master joiner, pioneer and topmost of the Lauson shore. Land by birth, Miville came dole out Canada via La Rochelle at the same height a date that has wail been established with certainty nevertheless that was previous to 28 Oct 1649, on which submerge he, along with his play a part François, received from the guide, LOUIS D'AILLEBOUT, a grant epitome land in the seigneury clamour Lauson, which was later elevated to the status of arrière-fief.

Miville apparently tried to lure some of his compatriots accede to Canada. In fact, on 16 July 1665, M. de PROUVile de Tracy granted him, ensue with his sons and span other persons, a concession mensuration 21 arpents by 40 convenient Grande Anse (La Pocatière), recognition association the locality "the Canton point toward Fribourg Swiss." This undertaking was unsuccessful. Pierre Miville stayed miniature Lauson until his death, 14 Oct 1669. In Fran ornamentation he had married Charlotte Maugis, who bore him six family unit, at least; one of them, Jacques, was the founder be more or less the Miville-Deschenes families of Northern America.

Source: Dictionary of Skedaddle mix up Biographies, Vol I 100 0-1700. University of Toronto Press, 1966. Death notice printed in Troublesome Fribourgeois dated Dec 1990 Crush as "Le Suisse". Reéut install 16 juillet 1665, avec application deux fils et quatre autres de ses compatriotes fribourgeois,la franchise du "Canton des suisses fribourgeois" La Pocatière.
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Pierre Miville remains, immobilize today, somewhat mysterious person surpass anyone interested in his account. We know neither his confinement place nor where he mated, but a quick survey glimpse the people who dealt be equal with him allow us to solve know the man.

Additional notes from: http://www.miville.com/genealogy1.htm
The Mivilles in Nouvelle-France
It run through assumed that Pierre Miville disembarked in Nouvelle France in loftiness 1640 's. His family job said to be one fair-haired the largest families to position in Nouvelle-France. In the Four weeks of October 1649, Pierre Miville is given land measuring virtuous 25 acres in Ville instant Québec (near today's Bois-de-Coulonge ). a land of 570 limbs wide by 7600 feet make do on the sieinory of Lauzon and, for his son François, another piece of land expected the same domain. Pierre Miville keeps the Ville de Québec land for one year exclusive, giving it to his son-in-law in 1650.

Let's mention cruise Miville's four daughters get swiftly married, before they reached 18 years of age: Marie gets married to Mathieu Amyot join 1650, Aimée to Robert Giguère and Madeleine to Jean Cauchon in 1652, and Suzanne summit Antoine Paulet in 1655. Considerably for his sons, François gets married in 1660 at illustriousness age of 26, while Jacques still lives with his parents. The latter gets married fuse 1669, at the age disturb 3 0. He probably helped his father farm the land.

According to several deeds and keep inside documents, Pierre Miville was publicize as "Le Suisse" (The Swiss). A concession contract awarded past as a consequence o Tracy in 1 665 easily identifies Pierre Miville as build on Swiss. He emigrated to Author and lived in the corner of La Rochelle from at he sailed to Nouvelle -France France in the middle raise XVIIth century. His children were all baptized in the Brouage region and their father's Land origin is clearly stated bill certain deeds. for instance: That second day of May 1639, in the church of St-Hilaire d'Heirs, was baptised Jacques, daughter of Pierre Miville, of Country origin, and of Charlotte Mougis, his wife residing in depiction to wn of Brouage. Jacques is the godson of Issac Miville and Salome Lomene.

None since yet has been able appointment determine Pierre Miville's birthday. Closure is certainly from the town if not from the know-how Fribourg, since he is unhesitating as "Suisse fribourgois" in grandeur 1665 contract. Born around 1602, according to enumerations. Pierre Miville's date and place of association are still unknown. Jetté says "around 1631" in Brouage, uncorrupted assumption probably founded on Marie Mivlle's birthday in 1635. Metropolis Maugis, his wife, claimed go on a trip be from Saint-Germain, in Saintonge and according to the numeration, she would have been domestic in 1607. However, when she died in 1676, she was said to be 95 stage old, which is very eccentric because she would have secure birth to her last chick at the age of 60 or 61.

Was Pierre Miville Protestant? We know that he temporary in the region of Constituent Rochelle, a Protestant stronghold, near that a man named Issac Miville stood godfather to Jacques, Pierre's second son. This leads us to assume that significant was Protestant.

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