Daniel Perron dit Suire (1637-1678) and Louise Gargottin (abt. 1637-1704)


In France, there are many Perons and Perrons. In the 17th century, the name was spelled Peron with only one “r”. There were also other variants such as: Pairon, Payron, Pesron, Peyron, Pezron.

It is said that the name Perron came from Pierre, its earliest meaning being “grosse pierre” or large rock. In several languages, Peron is a hypocoristic or diminutive form of Pierre: P(i)eron, P(i)erron (ex.: a nickname: Eddy for Edward).

Among the Perrons’ French ancestors, several had surprising nicknames: Flamme; Lagiroflée; Lavertus; Lecarme; Lorrain; Suire. Others took the name Perron: Dugrenier; Desnoyers. Nowadays we know that the biggest branch of Perrons in North America descends from Daniel Perron dit Suire.

Born out of wedlock on 25 November 1638, Daniel Suire was baptized into the Calvinist religion on December 26 that same year, at the Château de Dompierre (Dompierre-sur-Mer), near La Rochelle. He was the illegitimate son of François Peron, merchant/recruiter and chandler from La Rochelle, and Jeanne Suire, originally from Surgères (Aunis). Both were Protestants. François Peron was one of the few rare Protestant merchants from La Rochelle to do business with New France. He sent merchandise, passengers and recruits there on three ships: the Le Petit-François, Le Taureau and L’Aigle Blanc.


Daniel Suire came to New France for the first time in 1657 to learn the trade of clerk. He spent two years in New France before returning to La Rochelle in 1659 to work as a domestic for his father. When his clerk in Québec died, François Peron had to replace him. He gave his son Daniel a general and specific power of attorney to represent him. For Daniel, who wished to follow in his father’s footsteps and dreamed of freedom and adventure, this was the chance he had been waiting for to shake off his father’s yoke. It appears that the father-son relationship was a difficult one. He boarded the frigate L’Aigle Blanc at the end of April 1662 and arrived at Québec on 5 June.

 

Free from his father, Daniel Suire had to face the Sovereign Council of New France on several occasions during the winter of 1663-1664. During that time, a group of young girls seeking husbands arrived in Québec. These were known as filles du roi (kings’s daughers) because they had royal dowries in order to encourage marriage and increase settlement in New-France. He met Louise Gargottin (also Gargotin and other variant spellings), originally from the small Protestant village of Thairé in Aunis. They planned to spend their lives in New France, but there was no future for Huguenots in a society which the State wanted to be Roman Catholic. They either had to fit into that society or return to France. However, Daniel’s future was in Canada and if he wanted to marry Louise, he had to renounce Calvinism. He did just that on 6 December 1663 in Notre-Dame church in Québec. Disappointed with Daniel’s attitude, François Perron withdrew his power of attorney. Other’s state that when he learned that Daniel renounced Calvinism, “his father, filled with hatred, disowned him.”

 

In Québec, on 23 February 1664, Daniel and Louise had their marriage contract drawn up by Notary Pierre Duquet. Three days later, the couple married in the Château-Richer church since there was no church at Ange-Gardien yet. Even more surprising, Daniel signed the marriage contract but not the marriage certificate. A recent convert, he did not want his signature to appear in the Catholic registers of civil status for New France. The couple settled on land at Ange-Gardien (lots 150 and 151), given to Daniel by the Sovereign Council in 1664, and later by means of a decision rendered by the Québec Provost. Daniel and Louise had six children and this land was ultimately left to the couple’s five surviving children.

 

Daniel Perron dit Suire devoted his live to searching for an ideal: recovering his identity. He appeared before the courts on numerous occasions in an effort to obtain the vacant succession left by François Peron. He obtained it following the death of his father in 1665, signing D. Pairon on the documents. Spelling was not a consistent then, but it is clear that Daniel took the name Peron to which the Catholic society of New France added a second "r".

 

The Perron-Gargotin family does not appear in the first personal inventory of the population of Canada taken with the census of 1666. This is not surprising since that record misses at least a quarter of the population there. At the request of Colbert, Intendant Talon starts another census in 1667. In addition to the age of the members of the family, one learns they had five arpents of land, but no animals.

 

 

Public records of Canada, MG1, Files of the Colonies, G1 Series, civil Register of marital status, various censuses and documents, vol. 460, Census of 1667/ Archives nationales du Canada, MG1, Archives des Colonies, Série G1, Registre de l'état civil, recensements et documents divers, vol. 460. Recensement de 1667.

 

Location of the property of Daniel Perron dit Suire in 1667, reproduced in “Recensements annotés de la Nouvelle-France, 1666-1667” by André Lafontaine (p. 230).

 

Current location of the ground of L'Ange-Guard having belonged to Daniel Perron dit Suire and his descendants from 1664 to 1707 (lots 150 and 151 in the land register).

 

Disillusioned, Daniel Perron dit Suire lived in his father’s shadow Throughout his lifetime Daniel gave more importance to fighting with words than tilling the land. He enjoyed speechifying, debating, protesting; nothing met with his approval. As for his farm work, he did just enough to provide his family with basic comfort. Daniel died on 22 February 1678 at Ange-Gardien at the age of 39 years and 3 months. Louise Gargottin married Charles-Louis Alain the following year.

 

The Perron dit Suire family has numerous descendents (many of whom settled in the provinces, territories and states in North America) through unions with the Tremblay, Godin, Touchet, Graton and Éthier families.

 

Unveiling of the Commemorative Memorial

 

 

 


In 1994, a monument stone commemorating the 330th anniversary of the marriage of Daniel Perron dit Suire to Louise Gargotin was dedicated on the ancestral ground located opposite 6279 Royal Avenue (at side of a historical vault) in L’Ange-Gardien. A leader in getting this project completed was Guy Perron. Father Renaud Perron blessed the monument.

 

DANIEL PERRON DIT SUIRE
1638-1678

ORIGINAIRE DE LA ROCHELLE.
SÉJOURNE EN NOUVELLE-FRANCE DE 1657 À 1659.
REVIENT EN 1662 À TITRE DE COMMIS DE SON PÈRE,
FRANÇOIS PERON, MARCHAND-ENGAGISTE.
ABJURE L'HÉRÉSIE DE CALVIN EN 1663.
MARIÉ À CHÂTEAU-RICHER EN 1664 À LOUISE GARGOTIN,
ORIGINAIRE DE THAIRÉ (AUNIS).
S'ÉTABLIT SUR CETTE TERRE À LUI ADJUGÉE
EN 1664 PAR JUGEMENT DU CONSEIL SOUVERAIN
PUIS EN 1674 PAR SENTENCE DE LA PRÉVÔTÉ DE QUÉBEC.

L'ASSOCIATION DES FAMILLES PERRON D'AMÉRIQUE INC.
LE 2 JUILLET 1994

In translation, the inscription reads: “Daniel Perron dit Suire, 1638-1678. Born in La Rochelle. Lived in New-France from 1657 to 1659. Returned in 1662 as assistant to his father, François Peron, hiring merchant. Recanted Calvinism in 1663. Married in Château-Richer in 1664 to Louise Gargotin, from Thairé (Aunis). Settled on this land purchased at auction and assigned to him in 1664 by the Counseil Souverain then in 1674 by decree of the Prévôté de Québec. L’Association des familles Perron d’Amérique inc. 2 July 1994”.

 

A memorial plaque has also been placed at the Musée Maritime in La Rochelle, France honoring François Peron, Daniel’s father, who is buried in the city. An accompanying display presents an overview of François Peron’s career.

 

  

 

 

In addition, Mayor Jean-Claude Perron and Captain Éloi Perron unveiled a plaque in homage to Antoine Perron (1729-1805) (through whom our line descends) and Alexis Perron (born 1734), the first Perrons to settle on Isle-aux-Coudres. The plaque is on “Pointe à Antoine”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fichier Origine

 

PERRON / SUIRE, Daniel

243242

 

Statut

Marié, PA-baptême

Date de naissance

25-11-1638

Date de baptême

26-12-1638

Lieu d’origine

Château de Dompierre à Bellecroix (Temple calviniste) (Charente-Maritime) 17142

Parents

François et Jeanne Suire

Métier du père

Marchand-engagiste et armateur

Première mention au pays

1657

Occupation à l’arrivée

Commis et commissionnaire

Date de mariage

1664

Conjoint

Louise Gargotine

Annotation

Il est fils naturel. Une plaque commémorative a été dévoilée en 1995 au Musée maritime de La Rochelle et l’Allée François-Perron a été inaugurée au quartier des Minimes à La Rochelle en 1999.

Identification

DGFQ, p. 901

Chercheur(s)

Guy Perron

Référence

MSGCF, vol. 39, p. 261 ; Daniel Perron dit Suire (1638-1678)

Copie d’acte :

SGCF


Louise Gargottin (abt. 1637 - 1704)

 

She was known under the name of Louise Gargottin [1], Louise Gargotine [2, 3], Gargotin Louise [4], Louise Gargotin, Marie-Louise Gargottine [5], and Louise Gargottine [6]. She was the daughter of Jacques Gargottin [1] and Françoise Bernard [1].

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Louise Gargottin was born about 1637 in Jarne, La Rochelle, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France [4, 6].  The marriage contract with François Daniel Perron dit Suire was signed by Louise Gargottin on 23 February 1664 in the presence of Sieur Pierre Duquet of Chenaye. She married François Daniel Perron dit Suire, son of François Perron and Jeanne Suire on 26 February 1664 at La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Château-Richer, Capitale-Nationale, Québec, Canada [4, 7]. François Daniel Perron dit Suire, Louise Gargottin and Antoine Perron lived in 1667 at the coast of Bowsprit, Montmorency, Québec on five arpents of ground in value [4].  Following Daniel’s death, she married Charles-Louis Alain, son of Pierre Alain and Marie Lefebvre on 7 January 1678 in L’Ange-Gardien, Montmorency [2, 8]. Louise Gargottin, Charles-Louis Alain, Jean Perron, and Anne Perron in 1681 lived within the seigniory of Beaupré, Montmorency. Charles-Louis Alain had a rifle, two animals with horns and fifteen arpents of ground in value [2]. Louise died in 1704 [9].

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1. Antoine Perron [4, 10] (1664 - 1711), son of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [4, 10].

 

2. François Perron [10] (1666 -), son of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [10].

 

3. Marie Perron [10] (1667 -), daughter of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [11].

 

4. Madeleine Perron [10] (1670 -), daughter of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [13].

 

5. Jean Perron [2, 10] (1672 - 1745), son of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [2, 10].

 

6. Anne Perron [2, 10] (1676 -), daughter of François Daniel Perron dit Suire [2, 12].

 

7. Marie Alain [3] (1680 -), daughter of Charles-Louis Alain [3].

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1. Courriel de Patrick Lahoudie - 8 avril 2004.

 

2. Internet - Recensement de 1681 en Nouvelle-France, référant au chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens-Français de Benjamin Sulte, compilé par Jean-Guy Sénécal (senecal@gel.ulaval.ca) le 17 mars 1998.

 

3. Tanguay - Volume 1, p. 2.

 

4. Internet - Recensement de 1667 en Nouvelle-France, référant au tome IV, chapitre IV du livre Histoire des Canadiens-Français de Benjamin Sulte, édition 977, compilé par Jean-Guy Sénécal (senecal@fmed.ulaval.ca) le 17 mars 1998.

 

5. Tanguay - Volume 1, p. 251.

 

6. Tanguay - Volume 1, p. 474.

 

7. Tanguay - Volume 1, pp. 2, 251, 474.

 

8. Tanguay - Volume 1, pp. 2, 251.

 

9. Fichier GEDCOM de C. Leduc.

 

10. Tanguay - Volume 1, p. 475.

 

11. Tanguay - Volume 1, pp. 475, 572.

 

12. Tanguay - Volume 1, pp. 280, 475.

 

13. Tanguay - Volume 1, pp. 256, 475.

 

Sources:

Perron, Guy. Daniel Perron dit Suire (1638-1678): Une existence dans l’ombre du père. Québec: Laval, se, 1990, 212 pages. Guy Perron, perronguy@videotron.ca, is the Archivist for the Perron dit Suire family, Genealogist, Historian, Paleographer, http://www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca/en/b/page_b_5a_c3_8.html

 

“Daniel Perron dit Suire (1638-1678): Une existence dans l'ombre” webpage at http://pages.infinit.net/perguy/dpsetablissement.html


Welcome to the world of the Perron dit Suire family: http://pages.infinit.net/perguy “.”

 

L’Association des familles Perron d’Amérique inc., http://www.oricom.ca/pperron/

 

Musée Maritime de La Rochelle, http://www.museemaritimelarochelle.fr/

 

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