Aimee Miville

     Aimee was born in Brouage, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Her name is also spelled Emee. She was christened there on 12 August 1635 in the church of Notre Dame.¹ She was the daughter of Pierre Miville and Charlotte Mauger. Aimee married Robert Giguere on 2 July 1652 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Robert and Aimee had children: Marie Charlotte [10/23/1653][m. 10/15/1669 Laurent Philippe LaFontaine], Martin [1/021655][m. 5/071682 Marie Francoise Pinard], Jeanne [4/28/1657-3/28/1673], Marie [4/12/1659- 8/04/1710][m. 1/10/1678 Jean Baptiste Pastissier], Jean Baptiste [1660- 4/17/1750][m. 1/22/1704 Marie Louise Magnan dit Laperance], Robert [1/28/1663-12/10/1711], Pierre [8/09/1665], Marie Anne [9/16/1668-11/07/1762][m. 11/13/1689 Pierre Poulin], Etienne [5/25/1670-11/08/1749][m. 6/21/1701 Marie Madeleine Mercier], Ange [12/27/1671], Joseph [8/13/1673-12/20/1741][m. 11/11/1698 Marie Angelique Mercier], Marie Agnes [3/13/1675-7/27/1760][m 1/07/1698 Charles Marquis] & Marguerite [6/05/1678-9/13/1723][m. 4/01/1704 Jean Baptiste LaLouette dit Lebeau].³ 1666, Aimee and her husband, Robert, were listed on the Canadian Census in Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Robert Giguere [50 years], Aimee Minville [27 years], Charlotte [12 years], Martin [11 years], Jeanne [6 years], Marie [ 7 years], Jean [6 years], Pierre [8 months] & a domestic under contract, Simon Dorillage [22 years].⁴ 1667, Aimee and her husband, Robert, were listed on the Canadian Census. Enumerated in this household were Robert Giguere [55 years], Marie Miville [32 years], Charlotte [ 14 years], Martin [13 years], Jeanne [10 years], Marie [8 years], Jean Baptiste [6 years], Robert [4 years], Pierre [2 years] & a domestic, Simon Drillot [24 years].⁵ 1681, Aimee and her husband, Robert, were listed on the Canadian Census. Enumerated in this household were Robert Gidiere [64 years], Aimee Mainville [40 years], Jean [21 years], Robert [18 years], Pierre [15 years], Anne [13 years], Etienne [10 years], Ange [9 years], Josepnh [ 7 years], Agnes [6 years] & Marguerite [3 years].⁶ Aimee's husband, Robert, died in August 1709 in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, Cote-de-Beaupre, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Aimee departed this life on Saturday, 9 December 1713 in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, Cote-de-Beaupre, Quebec, Canada. She was buried there in the churchyard of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre on Sunday, 10 December 1713.⁷