Marie-Francois Moreau

     Marie-Francois was born in Ile-DuPas, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Antoine Moreau & Marie Madeleine Brule. She was christened there on 6 July 1739 in the church of La Visitation.¹ Marie-Francois married Joseph Sylvestre, son of Nicolas Sylvestre and Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Laporte dit St-Georges, on 24 January 1757 in Ile-DuPas at the church of La Visitation.² Joseph & Marie-Francoise had children: Marie Francois Josephe [1758-5/02/1813] [m. 9/14/1772 Francois Sarrazin], Joseph [9/29/1759], Marie Reine 2/28/1762], Jean-Baptiste [12/10/1763-10/23/1837] [m. 2/01/1790 Therese Gregoire], Alexis [circa 1765] [m. 1/23/1792 Marie-Anne Lemay dit Delorme], Marie Josephe [1/07/1766-8/20/1806][m. 2/16/1784 Francois Bibeau], Marguerite [11/28/1767-3/15/1797][m. 8/27/1792 Francois Routhier], Jean Joseph [6/25/1769], Antoine [3/03/1771-5/11/1777], Francois Xavier [8/02/1772-5/29/1772], Francois [8/02/1772-5/29/1777], Pierre [1/13/1775-6/17/1809][m. 7/28/1800 Marie Madeleine Cornellier dit Grandchamp], Ambroise [7/31/1776-6/25/1777], Joseph [1778][m. 10/12/1801 Marie Josephe Valentin dit Gregoire], Francois [1780-5/10/1780] & Marie Louise [8/01/1781].³ Marie-Francois departed this life on Wednesday, 16 December 1789 in St-Cuthbert, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Cuthbert on Thursday, 17 December 1789.⁴