History
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Time frame: 1400’s, the name HUGON dit JARRET is born.
From around 1400’ to 1600’ there is about 6 generations of JARRET in France.
Barthelemy Hugon dit Jarret was born in 1420? in France. He died in France around 1506 at age 86. He had 3 children:
1) Jean 1460-1506
2) Jean 1462?
3) Francois 1481?
Time frame: 17 Aug 1665, LANDING in CANADA
Jean Jarret and Perrette Sermette arrive in Vercheres, Quebec, Canada.
Time frame : 17 Aug 1674, the name JARRET dit BEAUREGARD is born.
ANDRE JARRET DIT BEAUREGARD
Andre Jarret was born and raised in the Rual de Chapeau Cornu. This is near the village de Vignieu ( Map ), located in the South of France between Lyon and Grenoble. Andre married Marguerite Anthiaume in Notre Dame church in Montreal on 12 January 1676. Marguerite was born in 1653 in France. Her parents were Michel Anthiaume and Marie du Bois of St. Nicholas-des-Champs, archdiocese of Paris, France. Michel Anthiaume was the "Exempt du Grand Prevost de l'Hotel de Paris". This means that he was an officer in the guards of the royal palace. When they married, Marguerite had a dowry of 1200 pounds in currency and 1000 pounds of value in furniture, jewels, clothing, etc. As this dowry compares favorably to that brought by daughters of noble origins, it appears that Anthiaume family had some wealth.
From the archive in Vercheres, Quebec, Canada ( Map ) (not translate to keep it intact):
"Andre Jarret de Beauregard, Lieutenant de la compagnie de M. Antoine Pecaudy de Contrecoeur, est le fondateur des familles Jarret et Beauregard. Le 10 aout 1674, cet officier du regiment de Carignan se faisait conceder par Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac, a titre de fief, les iles dites Beauregard, dans le fleuve St-Laurent, en face de Vercheres. Cette concession se lit ainsi: " Le Sieur Andre Jarret de Beauregard, demeurant en la seigneurie de Vercher, nous ayant requis qu’il nous plaise lui accorder en titre de fief et seigneyrie, trios petites iles don't l'une est proche de celle appelee Isle Longue, appartenant au Sieur de Vercheres, son frere, et au devant du bout de la seigneurie en montant le fleuve Saint-Laurent, et les deux autres un peu au dessus sur la meme ligne, qui regarde les islets depandants de la concession du Sieur de Grandmaison sur l’une desquelles petites trios isles, il desirerait y faire bastir et s'y loger." Le 12 janvier 1676, Andre Jarret dit Beauregard epousait a Montreal Marguerite Anthiaume. Si l'on en juge par la presence des personages a la ceremonie religieuse et qui ont signe ce fut vraiment un marriage fashionable. Nous donnons ce document en entire et dans toute sa forme primitive. " Le Douziesme janvier, Mil six Cent soixante et seize. A este fait solennize le Mariage d'Andre Jarret sieur de Beauregard filz de defunct Jean Jarret et de Perrette Sermette ses pere et mere de la paroisse de Verchere, avec Damlle Marguerite Antiome fille de feu le Sieur Michel Antiome, vivant, Exempt du Grand provost de l'hostel de Parys et de Delle. Marie du boys ses pere et mere de la paroisse de St. Nicolas des Champs A Paris maintenant de cette paroisse; troys banz publiez icy et un a Boucherville, sans opposition avec dispense de deux autres de Mons de Caumont prestre Missionnayre dans ces Cartiers de la part de Monseigneur L'Evesque de Quebec. Le dit Mariage a ete fait en presence de Messre francoys Marie Perrot Chevalier Seigneur de Ste. Genevieve Gouverneur pour le Roy de cette isle, de Charles dailleboust escuier sieur de musseaux, de Charles Le Moyne Escuyer sieur de Longueil, de Jean Baptiste Migeon sieur de Bransat, Adat en parlement, du sieur Jacques Le Ber Marchant, du sieur Jean Jacques Patron, Marchand, du sieur Rene Fezeret, Mr Armurier, de Pierre Picotte, Escuyer, sieur de Belestre tenant la place de pere a la dtte damlle, Marie Patron, Espouse de Zacharie du Puy, Escuyer, Major de ce Lieu, et de plusieurs autres amys communs des parties. Led' Andre Jarret a declare ne savoir signer de requys selon l'ordonnance.""
The three islands are still there today however; they were changed somewhat by construction during the St. Lawrence Seaway project. The largest of the islands, Isle Ste-Marie, is still there and appears to be relatively intact. It is directly across from the "Parc des Pionniers" in Vercheres, Quebec. This is the park where the monument to Madeleine de Vercheres, Andre's niece, is located. She was the French heroine who defended the fort against the Indians in 1696. Madeleine was the daughter of Francois Jarret de Vercheres, Andre's half-brother. As the owner of these islands, he became known as Andre Jarret Sieur de Beauregard. As time went on, some of Andre Jarret's descendants used the name Jarret and others Beauregard. In doing genealogical research one finds that the name Jarret was spelled a number of different ways. Jarret, Jaret, Jared, Jarais, Jarry, Charest, and Sharai are some of the variations. There are also many variations in the spelling of the name Beauregard.
Andre Jarret and Marguerite Anthiaume had following children: Marguerite born 14 and baptized on 26 October 1677, Anne born on 13 and baptized on 29 September 1681, Marie born on 6 and baptized on 20 April 1683, Francois-Alexandre born on 9 February 1686, Louis born in 1686, Joseph born in 1690, and Vincent born in 1692. The birth records of Louis, Joseph, and Vincent were lost in a fire and there are no records of their births or baptisms.
The record of the death and burial of Andre has not been found; however from the records found, it appears that Andre was massacred by the Iroquois Indians. We know from the records that Andre was dead when his son Vincent was born. As was the case for Louis and Joseph, Vincent's birth records were lost and the exact date of his birth is not known. He was said to be 3 months old in April 1692. So he would have been born in January 1692. If, as records indicate, Vincent was born in January 1692, Andre would have been alive in April or early May 1691. From an inventory of Andre's goods taken by Benigne Basset on 12 April 1692, we are told that Marguerite Anthiaume was the guardian of five minor children: "Anne 10 years old, François 6 years old, Louis, 4 years old, Joseph, 2 Years old, and Vincent 3 months old". Thus we know that André died sometime before12 April 1692.
Francois de Vercheres, Andre's half brother, followed a military career. In 1691 Frontenac, the governor, assigned him to serve as Ensign in a company of Canadian troops. This was after his service with the Carignan Regiment. On this subject Frontenac wrote:
"The Sieur de Verchères was formerly an Ensign in the Carignan Regiment. Two years ago, one of his son-in-laws was killed by the Iroquois and this year, he lost another who was taken with one of his brothers and his son. ..."
The Iroquois killed Jean Duhouet, Marie-Jeanne de Vercheres first husband, in December 1687. Antoine du Verger d'Aubusson, Marie-Jeanne's second husband, was killed by the Iroquois on 7 May 1691. These were probably the two son-in-laws that Frontenac referred to in his letter. As mentioned above, François-Michel, François' son, was also killed by the Iroquois at the Riviere des Prairies on 7 May 1691. Andre Jarret Sieur de Beauregard was the only one of François' brothers to come to Canada. Could this statement in Frontenac's letter be in reference to Andre's death at the hands of the Iroquois. One of Francois' brothers would be Andre and his son would refer Francois-Michel de Vercheres, his half-brother's son.
Marguerite Anthiaume died on Isle Sainte Marie (Vercheres) in 4 October 1699 at the age of 40. Her son, Gabriel Fontaine dit Bienvenue, was born on 24 September and was baptized on 5 October, the day after his mother died. So Marguerite probably died from complications after childbirth. Anne-Marie, the oldest living daughter, was 17 at that time. Louis, Joseph, and Vincent, Andre and Marguerite's three youngest children, were, respectively, about 13, 9, and 7 years old when their mother died. After Marguerite Anthiaume's death, Pierre Fontaine married Marguerite Gentes and had eleven more children.
Time frame : 1692, L'heroine de Vercheres saves the fort. ( Picture )
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Time frame : 17xx, Beauregard's in Quebec. ( Map )
Time frame : 17xx, Beauregard's are found everywhere.
Time frame : 1850's, Many cemeteries are moved outside of town.
Time frame : 1895, Move the Vercheres cemetery to a new location.
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Time frame : 1991, Family tree in DOS by Yvon Beauregard.
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Time frame : 2003, Family tree web page, www.beauregardsfamily.com.
Time frame: 2023, Family tree website, www.beauregardfamily.org
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