The Beaugendre family of Bourguérin (Droue), Bouffry and Châteaudun - By Geoffrey Audcent - Martin Beaugendre Resident of Lanneray near Châteaudun (Eure et Loir) in 1565. He married Etiennette (surname unknown) Alexandre Beaugendre Honorable homme. Baptised at Lanneray (Eure et Loir) in 1565. Farmer and merchant (labourer marchard) of La Tribaudière in the parish of Bourguérin. Buried 1638 at Bourguérin (today Droué). He married Jacquine Chavigny, baptised 1574 at Châtillon (today Châtillon-en-Dunois, Eure-et-Loir), and buried 1642 at Bourguérin. Isaac Beaugendre Noble homme, sieur de La Tribaudière. Born c1593. Valet de garde-robe to Monsieur le Duc d'Orléans (1638 and 1654). He resided Bourguérin (today Droue (Loir-et-Cher)). Buried 1673 at Bourguérin, aged 80. Married 1642 at Pezou (Loir-et-Cher) to Marguerite Goislard. She was buried in the eglise de St Nicolas at Bourguérin in 1659 Isaac Beaugendre Sieur de la Mointière. Born at Bourguérin (today Droué) (Loir-et-Cher) 1649. Obtained an acte of emancipation (from his guardian) in 1672. Died 1685 at Fontaine-Raoul (Loir-et-Cher) aged 35. He married at Chartres (St Maurice) in 1682, damoiselle Françoise Denise De Deniau. Baptised 1658 at Le Plessis-Dorin (Loir-et-Cher). She was married for a second time on 29 November 1687 at Chauvigny to Pierre Bertrand de Lunel, Sieur du Pavillon. Buried 1706 at Bourguérin François Beaugendre Sieur de la Mointière. Resident of the parishes of La Chapelle-Vicomtesse and Bouffry. Married 1707 at Saint-Agil (Loir-et-Cher) to Jeanne Péan. She was born 1689 at La Bazoche-Gouët (Eure-et-Loir). Charles Beaugendre Born c1709, probably at Bouffry. Farm labourer and small holder of the parish of Bouffry. Died 1747 at Bouffry. He was married at Boisgasson in 1740 to Marguerite Cheret Born c1719 probably at Langey. She was married for a second time to Pierre Ganche (small holder). She died at Châteaudun in 1779 and buried in the cimetière de Ceans, at Châteaudun. Jacques Beaugendre Born and baptised 1742 at Bouffry. Died 1810 at Châteaudun. Pottery and timber merchant of Châteaudun. Married at St Valerien, Châteaudun, 1782, to Anne Marguerite Martin. Born and baptised in the eglise de La Madeleine at Châteaudun, 1755. Died Châteaudun, 1830. Louise Victoire (Victorine) Beaugendre Born 1790 parish of St-Lubin, Châteaudun. Married 1810 at Châteaudun, to Jean-Pierre Audcent, born 1788. Died after 1834. Blanket-maker of Châteaudun & later lithographic draftsman. Residents of Paris. Prosper Audcent Louis "Arthur" Henri Felix Audcent Louis Felix "Henri" Audcent Hon MSc (University of Bristol) Jacques Louis Alexis Audcent→Anthony Edward Audcent→Geoffrey David Audcent Jacques BEAUGENDRE 1742 - 1810 Marchand, pottery and timber merchant of Châteaudun AND HIS WIFE Anne Marguerite MARTIN 1755 - 1830 Five-Times-Great-Grandparents to G D Audcent The Early Life of Jacques BEAUGENDRE: He was born and baptised on 13 February 1742 at Bouffry (Loir et Cher). He was the son of Charles BEAUGENDRE (a farm labourer and small 1 holder), and Marguerite CHERET. For godparents he had Jacques DE LANDES and Anne CONNEAU, and neither of them knew how to sign their names. The BEAUGENDRE family had lived at Bouffry since at least 1709, and in the adjacent parish of Bourguérin (today Droué) since at least the 1630s. Their maternal side ancestors had lived in the locality since at least the 1480s. His father died in 1747 leaving Charles fatherless at the age of only five years. His mother then remarried. It seems he was brought up by his mother and step-father at nearby Ruan (today Ruan- sur-Egvonne). Although his ancestors had lived in the locality for hundreds of years, he decided to move away, first going to live in city of Chartres (parish of Sainte Foy). Then - by 1774 - settling in the town of Châteaudun, some 19 kilometres to the east of his childhood home (where his mother still lived).2 Jacques’s baptism at Bouffry in 1742 The Early Life of Anne Marguerite MARTIN: She was born in the town of Châteaudun, and baptised there in the eglise de La Madeleine on 1 March 1755, the daughter of Francois MARTIN 1 Proof of his parentage is (i) his baptism in the parish registers of Bouffry (Loir et Cher) and (ii) his acte de décès in 1810, which states the date and place of his birth, and the names of parents. 2 His acte de marriage records that he was formerly of the ville de Ruan in the diocese of Blois, and also of the parish of Ste Foy in the ville de Chartres. (jardinier - gardener) and his wife Marguerite GARNIER (or GARRIER). For godparents she had Pierre DAUPHIN and Marguerite PHILIPPE, both residents of the parish of La Madeleine. Her parents died when she was young, and Pierre BOURGOGNE (probably her maternal uncle) became her legal guardian (tuteur). Marguerite’s baptism at Châteaudun in 1755 The Married Life of Jacques and Anne Marguerite: They were married on 7 February 1774 in the eglise de St Lubin (opposite) at Châteaudun. Banns were read on three preceeding Sundays in the churches of St Lubin at Châteaudun, Sainte Foy at Chartres and at Ruan. The wedding was celebrated in the presence, and with the consent, of Jacques’ mother and the bride’s guardian (Pierre BOURGOGNE). Also present were Jacques’s half-brother (Pierre GANCHE), and Anne Marguerite’s brother (Jean Louis MARTIN), her aunt Françoise GARNIER (or GARRIER - wife of Florent BERNERON) and others. Jacques was often described in the parish registers as a marchand. Between 1776 and 1778 he was described more specifically as a marchand de poterie (pottery merchant). However, at the time of his death in 1810 he was described as a marchand de bois (timber merchant). Jacques and Anne Marguerite were sufficiently prosperous to own property in Châteaudun and at nearby Chapelle de Noyer. Jacques and Anne Marguerite lived in the town of Châteaudun, where their children were baptised in the eglise de St Lubin between 1774 and 1792: 1. Marguerite Anthoinete BEAUGENDRE. Born and baptised 7 November 1774 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Magdeleine Anthoinete Adelaide GAPENNE and Anthoine Francois MARTIN (soldat du Corps royal du marine, troisième compagnie du premier Bataillon,“son oncle”). 2. Marguerite Rose BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 4 November 1775 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Marguerite Florent BERNERON (young woman of the parish of Lannesay) and Louis Jacques GASSOT (of the parish of Marboue). She was buried on 17 March 1777 in the cimetière de Ceans (St Lubin). 3. Charlotte Victoire BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 22 October 1776 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Catherine Marthe Henriete HAMONIERE and Charles Bathelemi RAIMBAULT (escolier of the parish of St Pierre, Châteaudun). She was buried on 15 August 1778 in the cimetière de Ceans (St Lubin). 4. Jacques Emmanuel BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 22 February 1778 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Emmanuel PERIGAULT (practicien of the parish of La Madelaine, Châteaudun) and Marie Marguerite LE ROY (of the parish of St Medard, Châteaudun). He died 6 February 1811 at Vendôme, aged 32 year. He was commis de verrerie in 1807. He was married on 8 June 1807 at Vendôme, to Marie DROUARD (she died 17 April 1814 at Vendôme). 5. Francoise Henriette BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 13 April 1780 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Anne Francoise LE MAY and Pierre PORCHER (concierge chez La Bullian, Ruan). 6. Etienne Louis BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 29 January 1782 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Maitre Jean Etienne BARBEREAU (clerc tonsure vicaire perpetuel de l’eglise collegial de St Andre, Châteaudun) and Magdeleine TOULIN (of the parish of St Jean, Châteaudun). 7. Margaret Aimee BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 7 September 1783 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Catherine Aimee RAUX (of the parish of St Valerien, Châteaudun) and Innocent Antoine WALTRAIN (maitre Bottier du Regiment de ester de cap general de Dragons en garrison – master boot maker to the dragoons garrisoned in the chateau). She was buried there 28 August 1785 aged 2 years (St Lubin). 8. Elizabeth Rosalie BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 28 March 1785 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents demoiselle Louise Elizabeth BOURDIN and Maitre Jean Etienne BARBEREAU (clerc tonsure vicaire perpetuel de l’eglise collegial de St Andre, Châteaudun). 9. Margueritte Victoire Adelaide BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 26 March 1787 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Marguerite Anthoinete BEAUGENDRE (her sister) and Lambert BOIS. She was buried there 22 March 1792 (St Lubin). 10. Honore George BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 13 December 1788 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents George DUCLOSE (maitre boulanger) and Magdeleine SOIN. 11. Louise Victoire BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 27 May 1790 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Jeanne Victoire FAUSSET (wife of Sieur MARTIN, her aunt) and Sieur Jean Louis MARTIN (her uncle). She was married 21 May 1810 at Châteaudun to Jean Pierre HAUDESSANT (alias AUDCENT) 12. Louise Ursula BEAUGENDRE. Baptised 27 January 1792 at St Lubin, Châteaudun, having for godparents Francoise Henriette BEAUGENDRE (her sister) and Jacques Emmanuel BEAUGENDRE (her brother). Jacques died on 12 December 1810 at Châteaudun. In a declaration, dated 28 May 1811, his widow and children were named as his heirs. He left moveable chattels (mobiles) valued at 5,480 francs and 94 centimes, property (immeubles) valued at 3,035 francs.3 Anne Marguerite survived her husband by twenty years. She died on 12 May 1830 at Châteaudun aged 75. In a declaration, dated 9 September 1830, her daughters were named as her heirs. She left moveable chattels (mobiles) valued at 6,311 francs and 64 centimes, and property 3 Tables alphabétiques décennales des successions et absences, Bureau de Châteaudun, volume 3 (1806-13), Archives départementales d'Eure-et-Loir reference 3 Q 9 TSA 3 (Beaugendre, No.211).