Francois Remillard,1 the first Remillard to migrate to New France, came from Limoges, France in 1681.2 Francois Remillard married Anne Gaboury soon after arrival at L’Islet Parish on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Although Francois Remillard didn’t appear in New France until after it had been well established, his descendents did marry into families whose immigrant ancestors arrived just as early as the Gagnon line. In fact, the Gagnon and Remillard families share multiple ancestors.3
Through the generations, the Remillard family moved upriver, living for many years in the La Prairie area south of Montreal.
Like the Gagnons, the Remillards are mostly descended from French Canadians. However, there are a couple of exceptions. One of those is the interesting story of Elizabeth Corse.
1See Chart R2
2Other spellings of Remillard: Roumihat, Rouillard, Remillaud, Remillon, Remillot, Remilleaux, Remilleau, Rameon. The origin of the name is probably a variation of the name Remy.
3Grandparents in common: Jean Gagnon & Marguerite Drouin, Pierre Falcon & Genevieve Tremblay, Francois Pinsonneault & Anne Leper, Jerome Longtin & Marie-Louise Dumas, Louis Gagne & Marie Michel, and Perinne Meunier
Gagnon Family History 