I have been searching for some, any, information on Timothy Demonbreun’s childhood. I can’t find anything at all. Not until he his in his late teens, pretty much well after childhood.
Timothy was able to grow up in luxury, due to being a member of a “royal” family. I can’t help but wonder if that’s what led to the way he lived as an adult. I searched around for something about Timothy’s possible education, but couldn’t find anything. The only mention of an early school in Boucherville that I could find at all was found here and just mentions that the first boy’s school was opened in 1692. I’m guessing it’s safe to assume that Timothy attended this school in his youth.
Timothy was a devout Catholic as an adult, so I can imagine that a large part of his childhood was spent studying catechism.
After Timothy’s birth/baptism, the next record I can find for him is his marriage record.
Timothy Demonbreun, as Jacques-Timothé Boucher Sieur de Montbrun, married Therese Marguerite Archange Gibault (sometimes seen also as Marguerite Therese Archange Gibault), the daughter of Etienne Gibault and Marie-Catherine Dubois, on November 16, 1766 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada. The wedding was officiated by Pierre Gibault, priest in Boucherville, who also happened to be Therese’s cousin.
Again, I apologize for the quality. And I still don’t know French.
