Jeanne-Genevieve Cerisier was born about 1641 in Amboise, Tours, Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, France; the daughter of Jacques Cerisier and Marie Lalande. She arrived in the Quebec Colony on June 24, 1663, aboard the ship Taureau which had left the port of La Rochelle on May 10, 1663. She was indentured to serve as a domestic to Louis Rouer de Villeray, the Secretary of Governor Lauzon. He had sailed on the same ship with Jeanne and his wife and had paid her passage. Jeanne was confirmed on June 3, 1664 at the Hotel-Dieu de Quebec. She is often referred to as a Fille du Roi but since she came under a service contract rather than as a woman seeking marriage, she is a Filles a Marier. Also Fille du Roi are generally agreed to have come beginning in September 1663.
On November 26, 1665, notary LaTouche drew up a marriage contract between Jeanne and Francois Duclos at Cap-de-La-Madeleine. It is not known if Jeanne could sign the contract, but her husband could. Francois was baptized March 12, 1627, in Manerbe, Blangy, diocese of Liseaux, Normandy, france the son of Charles Duclos and Madeleine Boutard. In the 1666/1667 census Francois is listed as “volunteer”.
They married November 26, 1665 at Cap-De-Madeleine, and had at least seven children. They are Nicholas (1666), Anne, our direct ancestor (1668), Genevieve (1671), Marie-Louise (1676), Francois (1675), Marguerite (1679), and Charles (1682-1703). All children were shown to be born at Batiscan except for Charles show as born at Champlain.
Jeanne-Genevieve was buried September 12, 1709 in Batiscan and her husband followed on December 03, 1711 and was buried the next day at Batiscan.