Children
Together Zacharie and Xainte fathered six children, one of which died in childhood. The marriage of his daughter Anne to Robert Drouin is the oldest recorded marriage in Canada. In 1636 when her marriage contract was drawn, Anne was merely ten years of age. The religious sacrament of marriage was not performed until a year later on 12 July 1637. However, according to the contract drawn the year prior, the couple would only be allowed non-conjugal visits for the next two years.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zacharie-Pierre | 16 August 1617 | 3 February 1708 | Married Marie-Madeleine Emard, 29 March 1648. |
| Jean | 13 May 1620 | 16 October 1690 | Married (1) Jeanne Duval, evidently prior to 1634 in France. Married (2) Marie-Anne Martin, 21 January 1648. |
| Marie-Xainte | 1 November 1622 | 19 September 1632 | Died in childhood. |
| Marie-Anne | 19 January 1626 | 2 February 1648 | Married Robert Drouin, 27 July 1636 (contract), 12 July 1637 (sacrament). |
| Charles | 3 May 1629 | 5 June 1709 | Married Marie-Louise Morin, 20 April 1659. |
| Marie-Louise | 18 March 1632 | 22 June 1699 | Married (1) François Marguerie, 26 October 1645. Married (2) Jean Migneault dit Châtillon, 10 November 1648. Married (3) Jean Matthieu, 3 February 1684. |
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