Marguerite Mousseau dit Desilets

     Marguerite was born on Friday, 10 August 1759 in Yamaska, Yamaska County, Quebec, Canada. She was the duaghter of Fracois Mousseau dit Desilets and Marie Josephe Cadron dit St Pierre. She was christened there on 11 August 1759 in St-Michel Church.¹ Marguerite married Michel Robillard, son of Jean-Baptiste Robillard dit Lambert and Marie Antoine Majeau dit Maisonseule, circa 1784 in Lavaltrie. Michel and Marguerite had children: Michel [12/24/1785][m. 2/01/1808 Josephe Marie Plouf], Framcois [ 12/06/1787][m. 10/10/1814 Genevieve Audet Lapointe], Jean Baptiste [6/30/1789-8/29/1818][m. 1/07/1811 Therese Perrault], Basile [6/26/1791-6/21/1792], Andre [7/07/1793][m. 2/11/1816 Therese Lesiege dit Lafontaine], Marie Marguerite [8/20/1794][m. 2/19/1816 Michel Plouf], Louise [1/11/1797-1/24/1797], Catherine [11/25/1799][m. 10/26/1824 Louis Rivet], Judith 2/12/1908-8/03/1802] & Pierre [8/03/1805-8/12/1805].² Marguerite's husband, Michel, died before 31 August 1815 in Lavaltrie, leaving her a widow. Marguerite departed this life on Monday, 15 March 1819 in Lavaltrie, Vercheres County, Quebec, Canada, at age 59 years, 7 months and 5 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Antoine on Wednesday, 17 March 1819.³