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New census in 1681 |
| In 1681 a new
census was taken in the country. Jean Guay was
listed as follows: "Jean Guyet, 60; Jeanne Mignon, his wife, 46; Children: Ignace 23, Louis 21, Jacques 17, Pierre 14, Charles 4, 1 gun, 9 heads of cattle; 30 arpents (45 acres) tilled. We find that there are still some errors in comparing the other two censuses of 1666 and 1667. Born in 1625, Jean would have been 55 or 56 depending on the date the census were taken, while his wife's age would have been 45. We also note that Guillaume had passed away and Jean who married in 1671 was certainly living on his own farm and would have been listed elsewhere, for he died in 1691. Sailing According to Gabriel Drouin, Jean Guay was the forerunner of the ferry service between Levis and Quebec on the Saint-Lawrence River. He owned boats and hired men to man them. There was mention of boats in the inventory listing taken at the time of his death. Also listed in the registries of public notary Rageot, on the 21st of June 1689, was a contract by which he hired Jacques Daniau "until the end of the current sailing season". Page 13 |