Marie-Therese Mousseau dit Desilets

     Marie-Therese was born on Sunday, 6 February 1718 in St-Sulpice, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Jacques Mousseau dit Desilets and Marie Madeleine Brault dit Lafleur. She was christened there on 7 February 1718 in St-Sulpice Church.¹ Marie-Therese married Joseph Majeau, son of Pierre Majeau and Marie-Jeanne Pare, on 22 February 1745 in St-Sulpice at St-Sulpice Church.² Joseph and Marie-Therese had children: Joseph-Marie [5/15/1746][m. 1/23/1764 Marie Charlotte Christin dit Stamour], Louis [8/15/1749][m. 7/25/1768 Marie Anne Landry], Francois Louis [7/25/1751-7/02/1760], Marie-Josephe [2/24/1753-3/20/1753], Jean Baptiste [7/22/1754][m. 11/09/1778 Marie Anne Prudhomme] & Marie Cecile [6/11/1758-7/14/1803][m. 10/05/1772 Jean Baptiste Elie Janot dit Belhumeur].³ Marie-Therese's husband, Joseph, died between 11 June 1758 and 2 July 1760 in L'Assomption, L'Assomption County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow; He was living at the Christening of his daughter Cecile and noted as being deceased on the death record of his son Francois. Marie-Therese departed this life on Wednesday, 12 March 1800 in L'Assomption at age 82 years, 1 month and 6 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Pierre-du-Portage on Friday, 14 March 1800.⁴