Jean Baptiste Vautrin
 
  Vautrin, Jean Baptiste
Birth : 1 FEB 1813 Quebec, Canada
Death : 18 FEB 1893
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: Vautrin dit Bienvenue, Pierre
Mother: Baudin, Agathe
Family:
Spouse:
Leolo, Daughter
Death : 9 NOV 1846 Fort Alexandria
Gender: Female
Parents:
Father: Leolo, Jean Baptiste
Children:
Vautrin, Son
Birth : 9 NOV 1846
Gender: Male
Family:
Marriage: 11 DEC 1852
Spouse:
Songhees, Elizabeth Isabelle
Gender: Female
Children:
Vautrin, Pierre Elie
Birth : 1853
Baptized: December 02, 1853 St Andrews Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Death : 1853
Gender: Male
Family:
Marriage: 1860 in Victoria
Spouse:
Maranda dit Le Frise, Mary Ann
Children:
Vautrin, Clare Olive
Vautrin, Catherine Clara
Vautrin, George Edward
Gender: Male
Vautrin, Adolphus
Gender: Male
Vautrin, Louise
Vautrin, Isobel
Vautrin, James
Vautrin, Victoria
Vautrin, Julienne
Birth : 1861
Gender: Male
Vautrin, Pierre
Vautrin, Marie Louise
Vautrin, Mary Anne
Vautrin, Jean Baptiste
Vautrin, Francis Xavier

Jean-Baptiste Vautrin was a French Canadian who came from Ft. Edouard [?] and entered the service in 1833, coming to the Columbia. He spent 1837-1851 in the New Caledonia district, and in January 1845, "Vautrin arrived yest'y from Thleuz-cuz with the accs. of that post, his 9th day thence." Vautrin accompanied Anderson on his first expedition across the country between Kamloops and Fort Langley. In December 1842, Anderson wrote in his journal that "Men employed at house, carting and two (Dubois & Vautrin) being sawing...." In Oct. 1846, "Vautrin (who has been sick during the greater part of the week) commenced yesterday the care of a coal furnace previously built & fired by Gendron." In November, "Yesterday evening the wife of J. Bte. Vautrin (a daughter of Lolo's) was taken ill, and shortly after gave birth to a still born child. She afterwards fell into a state of exhaustion, and I was applied to for assistance." The woman died. In Dec. Anderson "was under the disagreeable necessity of chastising one of the servants under my command ---having occasion to reprimand J. Bte Vautrin for disrespectful language, which I did quietly in my sitting room, the man replied in so improper a manner that I was compelled to strike him a number of blows, in order to maintain that authority without the possession of which one's efficiency in this country is more than doubtful." In March 1847 Anderson wrote, "Today Pere Nobili set out for Kamloops, accompanied by his man & Bapte. Lolo, together with Vautrin. The last, whose time was expired & who was on his way out, had my sanction to make an arrangement to accompany Mr. Nobili till the spring, when he will be disposable for the summer brigade &c. He has therefore renewed his agreement with HBC for another year. His wages during the interval of his serving P. Nobili will be settled in the a/c of the latter at Vancouver." In March 1848, "Pierre Roi & Vautrin employed making ploughs &c. Linneard repairing harrows &c in preparation for sowing time." I believe Vautrin retired to Victoria and would have been one of the voyageurs who paddled Lady Franklin up the waters of the Gorge in March 1861.