Paroisse Saint-Joachim

Louis Bolduc, baptisé circa 1738~1739

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[ In the book Journal d’une vie de famille (Journal of a family life), 2002, by Charles-Émile Bolduc,

page 38 mentions "According to Paul Bolduc, a resident of Indiana and author of a historical note on the

Bolduc House in Missouri, it is to Louis Bolduc, born 24 December 1754 at Saint-Joachim-de-

Montmorency, son of Paul and grandson of Louis, that we need to attribute the origin of the famous

House." But the author gives no further references.

In the book Louis Bolduc, his Family and his House, 2002, by Carl J. Ekberg, page 2 mentions "Our

Louis Bolduc was born ca. 1739, the fifth child of Zacharie Bolduc and Jeanne Meunier", with a note 3.

Note 3 states "Concerning Bolduc’s family, see Appendix 1 below. For some reason the record of his

birth has not been found in his native parish of St. Joachim, but the names of his parents (Zacharie and

Jeanne Meunier) are known from various sacramental and civil records in Ste. Genevieve. His burial

record (Burials, Book 2:103, Ste. Genevieve Parish Records) states that he was about seventy years old

when he died in 1815, and the Spanish census of 1787 (copy archives of the Missouri Historical Society,

St. Louis, Missouri) give Louis’ age as forty-eight years. The census is probably more reliable, which

would mean that Louis was born ca. 1739." Appendix 1, on page 149, indicates as the children of

Zacharie Bolduc and Jeanne Meunier that the fifth child is a Louis, and the sixth a Louis-Amable,

baptized 25 August 1740, with a note 2 which states "This is clearly a different person than his brother,

Louis Bolduc of Ste. Genevieve. The latter was evidently born during the four-year interval between the

births of Marie and of Louis-Amable." Back to Appendix 1, under Louis Bolduc, the book indicates "b.

Canada about 1739 (per 1787 census of Ste. Genevieve); interred in Ste. Genevieve March 4, 1815, aged

about 70". The book then mentions that his first marriage was to Agathe Govreau in Ste. Genevieve on

28 January 1765, and second to Marie Courtois on 28 January 1775.

The following acts below illustrate well that Louis-Amable Bolduc is not the one who settled on the

Mississippi in Sainte-Geneviève. He died and was buried in Saint-Joachim in 1805, as well as his wife

after him in 1817, where he’s referred to as her deceased husband and farmer (cultivateur). Louis-

Amable only married once. Of note is the fact that he is always referred to as "Amable" Bolduc, as

opposed to Louis-Amable, presumably not to confuse him with a "Louis" Bolduc, more than likely a

brother of his, of which unfortunately no records exists in Québec.]

Paroisse Saint-Joachim

Baptême Louis-Amable Bolduc, 25 août 1740

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Paroisse Saint-Joachim

Mariage Louis-Amable et Marguerite Bolduc, 15 février 1762

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Paroisse Saint-Joachim

Sépulture Louis-Amable Bolduc, 4 avril 1805

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Paroisse Saint-Joachim

Sépulture Marguerite Bolduc, 17 décembre 1817

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(1798)

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