Twelfth episode
The Origins of the Juneau Families
he Juneau families in Canada descend from two branches. In both cases, the first ancestor went by the surname of Jouineau, which evolved into Juneau.
The Juneaus from Saint-Augustin
Jean Jouineau arrived here at the start of the 1650s, with his son Pierre. Pierre married Madeleine Duval in 1654, but then died in 1655, killed by the Iroquois. His wife was pregnant at the time. Jean-Pierre Jouineau was born after his father’s death in 1655. Since Pierre died in debt, various family arrangements had to be negotiated and the elder Jean, who was over 70, had to work the land to support his grandson.
Jean-Pierre settled in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures on a piece of land that remained in family hands until the 20th century. His children settled in Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and Île Jésus.
The Juneau dits Latulippe
Pierre Jouineau settled first in Cap-de-la-Madeleine then later in Champlain. Unfortunately, we do not know where he came from. He married Anne Rousseau prior to 1663. They had two children: Marie-Anne and Augustin. Augustin was a soldier in the company of de Muy at the time of his marriage to Élisabeth Blanchon dit Larose in 1698. He was the first member of the family to go by the surname of Latulippe, which he passed on to his descendants.
Augustin settled in Chambly with his family. He probably took part in the construction of the fort. After his death in 1716, his widow and children settled in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. From there, Augustin’s descendants spread throughout North America.
François settled in Repentigny and his descendants can be found essentially in the Montreal area and Wisconsin. Jean-Baptiste remained in Mauricie. Claude left for Louisiana, where many of his descendants can be found today, while Louis travelled throughout the continent before being deported with the Acadians from Île Saint-Jean in 1758. He died in a shipwreck.
Today, members of the Juneau families can be found throughout the North American continent. The Association des Juneau d’Amérique Inc. includes all Juneaus, regardless of their origins, conducts research on all the members of the Juneau families, including other branches that have settled in the United States, and organizes social gatherings.
For information: matthieujuneau@hotmail.com
This concludes the chronicles on the Association des familles-souches québécoises. For more information about this association, visit www.ffsq.qc.ca.
We will return on September 23, 2003 with a new series of chronicles.