Jacques Massicot (1661-1738). Born in Saint-Pierre de Juicq, Saintonge, France. He is the first known ancestor to all Massicottes in Canada, Mexico, and United States. The historian in our family, Edouard-Zotique Massicotte, blames a chance event for Jacque's pioneering life in Nouvelle France. His aunt, Louise Landry, lived a married but childless (yes, barren) existence in Quebec. With no heirs, her husband Pierre Content wills his property to his wife and to her descendents. Enter Jacques.
Arrived in Quebec in 1689, Jacques married 21 year old Marie-Catherine Baril in 1696. Her parents gave them a sum of 500 pounds, 2 cows and some pieces of furniture to start them off right. Between July 1697 and May 1719, Marie-Catherine gave birth to 12 children. Yee haw. She died in 1752. Brave woman.
Many have changed their names since Jacques made his voyage. Some go by Mexicotte or Mexico, though generally only those crazy yahoos in Michigan. Apparently the ancestral grounds are still in the family, on the banks of the fleuve St Laurent.
You know the initial motive behind all of this was to find some female Massicottes, helping James's idea along. I found some, but evidently nowhere near as far back as this.
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Mexico!?
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