Marie Miville

     Marie was born in Brouage, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. She was christened there on 13 December 1632 in the church of Notre Dame.¹ Marie married Mathieu Amiot dit Villeneuve, son of Philippe Amiot and Anne Couvent, on 22 November 1650 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Marie brought a dowery into the marriage consisting of proptery in the vicinity of the ville de Quebec. March 1666, Marie and her husband, Mathieu, were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Mathieu Amiot dit Villeneuve [37 years], Marie Minville [33 years], Charles [14 years], Pierre [ 13 years], Anne Marie [11 years], Marguerite [9 years], Jean Bapiste [8 years], Jean [6 years], Fracoise [5 years], Catherine [3 years], Daniel [6 months] & a domestic under contract Antoine Ducos [26 years].³ September 1667, Mathieu was listed on the Census at Sillery, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Mathieu Amiot [40 years], Marie Miville [35 years], Charles [16 years], Pierre [15 years], Anne Marie [14 years], Mariguerite [11 years], Jean Baptiste [9 years], Francoise [7 years], Jean [6 years], Catherine Ursele [ 5 years], Daniel Joseph [2 years], Mathieu [1 month] & two domestics, Adrien Saillot [19 years] & Daniel Leroy [20 years].⁴ 1681, Marie and her husband, Mathieu, were listed on the Canadian Census in St-Augustin de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Mathieu Amiot [53 years], Marie Miville [50 years], Jean Baptiste [22 years], Jean [20 years], Daniel [16 years], Mathieu [14 years], Philippe [13 years], Etienne [8 years], Catherine [16 years], Jeanne [11 years] & Marie [6 years].⁵ Marie departed this life on Tuesday, 5 September 1702 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at Hotel-Dieu. She was buried at ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, in the cemetery of Notre Dame.⁶