JOHAN CHRISTOPHER BEYER (HESSE-HANAU, STAPSCOMP, CIE VON GALL), ÉPOUX DE MADELEINE GENDREAU A ÉTÉ INHUMÉ LE 02 DÉCEMBRE 1838. L'ACTE SE TROUVE DANS LE REGISTRE DE L'ÉGLISE ANGLICANE ST.MATTHEW DE QUÉBEC

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Children of Christophe Bayer or Payeur and Marie Madeleine Gendreau:
1- Jean Georges, born 09-07-1787, baptised 12-07-1787 in Saint-Nicolas, dies august 1788 in St-Gilles;
2- Jean Christophe, born 02-01-1789 in St-Gilles, baptised 12-01-1789 in Saint-Nicolas, marries 17-02-1817 in Saint-Nicolas, Marguerite Couture (Antoine Angélique Côté);
3- Louis, born 02-08-1790 baptised 07-08-1790 in Saint-Nicolas, marries (1) 30-07-1811 in Saint-Nicolas, Marguerite Demers (Joseph-Marie Marguerite Demers), marries (2) 11-02-1840, in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, Sophie Aubin (Denis Madeleine Taillon);
4- Magloire, born 05-02-1792  in St-Gilles, baptised 12-02-1792 in Saint-Nicolas, marries 30-08-1814 in Saint-Nicolas, Clotilde Demers (Joseph-Marie Marguerite Demers), dies 07-06-1822 in Saint-Nicolas aged 30;
5- Joseph-Toussaint, born 01-11-1793  in St-Gilles, baptised 05-11-1793 in Saint-Nicolas ;
6- Marie Angélique, born 15-03-1795  in St-Gilles, baptised 21-03-1795 in Saint-Nicolas, marries 27-07-1819 in Saint-Nicolas, Augustin Simoneau (Jean Marie Alarie Lemay, dies 18-04-1870 in St-Ferdinand, aged 71;
7- Euphrosine Théotiste, born 12-05-1796  in St-Gilles, baptised in Saint-Nicolas, dies 01-05-1797 in Saint-Nicolas, aged 1 and 12 days;
8- Charles, born 14-03-1798  in St-Gilles, baptised 16-03-1798 in Saint-Nicolas, marries (1) 07-01-1823, in Saint-Nicolas, Marie Simoneau (Jean Marie Alarie Lemay), marries (2) 14-02-1825 in Saint-Nicolas, Monique Boucher (Joseph Monique Mercier), dies 24-05-1864 in St-Julien, aged 67;
9- Marie Rose, born 22-03-1800  in St-Gilles, baptised 24-03-1800 in Saint-Nicolas, marries circa 1825, Daniel White. She was burried 12-06-1833 in St-Gilles. She was deceased approx 2 months before in St-Sylvestre, aged 32;
10- Geneviève, born 01-06-1802  in St-Gilles, baptised 06-06-1802 in Saint-Nicolas, marries 19-10-1818 in St-Andrew Church in Québec, Paul Gardner;
11- Marguerite, born 22-09-1804  in St-Gilles, baptised 23-09-1804 in Saint-Nicolas, marries 13-01-1824 in Saint-Nicolas, Ignace Lambert (Louis Geneviève Demers);
12- Marie Anne, born 01-04-1808  in St-Gilles, baptised 03-04-1808 in Saint-Nicolas, dies 12-04-1808 in Saint-Nicolas, aged 12 days.


Notes:
1- When the first road was opened between St-Gilles and Saint-Nicolas in 1791, we learn that Christophe Bayer took roots in the german community in St-Gilles
2- On 3 of the marriage acts of his children, Christophe Payer is listed as being <Capitaine de Milice> This covers 1811-1814-1817;
3- On October 2nd, 1814 (notary Louis Guay), we find Christophe Payeur first will. He is again said <Capitaine de Milice>, company of St-Gilles. Marie Magdeleine Gendreau is named sole legatee; the withnesses Ambroise Debloys and Ambroise Pillot;
4- In 1823, the residents of St-Gilles presented a request to the bishop to have their own church. Christophe Bayer was one of the family heads to attend. The request was denied due to a too small amount of residents;
5- In 1827, a second request was made to build a church (100 x 45) for 500 persons. The syndics were named: Charles Gouin, Augustin Demers, Christophe Bayer, Jean Baptiste Derouin. This attempt was positive: the parish (St-Gilles-de-Beaurivage) was erected 17-02-1828.
6- A second will is drafted 08-01-1824. In this will his daughter Marguerite is named sole legatee. Christophe requests to be burried in the protestant cemetry in Québec.
7- In the 1831 census (St-Gilles, comté de Lotbinière), Christophe (Paër) is listed as owner and farmer;
8-On October 1838, Louis Payëre and Germain Montminy withnessed the benediction of Marie Madeleine Gendreau's grave. She had died the previous week, aged 80.
On an official document dated 28-02-1839, we know that Christophe Bayer is dead, because a proxy was given to Louis Payeur by his brothers and sisters to look after the succession of Christophe Payeur and Marie Magdeleine Gendreau.