Simon Savart – Marie Hordouille

According to the registers of the parish St.-Pierre and St.–Paul of Montreuil, Simon Savart is born May 22, 1623 in Montreuil. He is the son of Simon Savart and Marguerite Vinantes. His godfather is Pierre de Rosny, and his godmother is Claude Savart, possibly his aunt.

Simon seems to learn the profession of cartwright from his father. Simon the father is mentioned for the last time shortly after his mother’s death in 1629, when Simon the son is only six years old. It is the barber-surgeon Jean Garce who will raise Simon. Simon the father seems nevertheless to survive long enough to teach his son the cartwright profession.

As for Marie Hordouille, her date of birth has not been found, since the parish registers are incomplete from August 18, 1620 to January 20, 1623. It is believed that Marie was born around 1622. The copy of the transcript was destroyed in 1871 in a fire at the Palace of justice of Paris.

Marie is orphaned at only three years of age.  Her parents, Quentin Hordouille and Marie Souhaitté are both taken away by the epidemic of pestilence that hits Montreuil in 1625. As nearly all of her close relatives die as a result of the epidemic, including her  grandparents Souhaitté (Denise Pépin in 1629) – and because her grandparents Hordouille are already of an advanced age, it is her great uncle Jacques Pépin who becomes Marie’s guardian.
Simon Savart marries Marie Hordouille on June 19, 1644, at the Church of St-Pierre and Saint-Paul in Montreuil.

Between 1645 and 1661 the births of at least nine children are recorded (and possibly a tenth).  Five of these children, Denise, Françoise Madeleine, Simon, Jean and Marie will emigrate to New France (Quebec) with their parents and form the foundation of the Savards in America.

In an article by Denis Savard, «Du nouveau chez les Savard» in the Mémoires de la SGCF, cahier 248 (Summer 2006) it appears that Simon Savart leaves for the new world in 1662, possibly with two daughters.  His wife embarks for the new world in 1663.

Information based on Denis Savard’s website http://savart.info