Marie-Agathe Arcand

     Marie-Agathe was born on Wednesday, 3 November 1745 in Deschambault, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Francois Arcand & Marie-Francoise Dubreuil. She was christened on the same day there in the church of St-Joseph.¹ Marie-Agathe married Louis-Marie Meran, son of Louis Mayrand and Marie-Madeleine Brunette, on 30 July 1764 in Grondines, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Charles-de-Roches Church.² Louis-Marie & Marie-Agathe had children: Marie Agathe [6/23/1765-1/25/1810][m. 2/20/1786 Jean-Baptiste Perron], Marie Josephte [10/23/1766-6/01/1836][m. 7/09/1788 Francois Arcand & 2nd 2/07/1814 Joseph Gegoire], Marie-Louise [1/14/1769-12/18/1838][m. 2/02/1795 Rene Arcand], a child [7/14/1769-7/14/1769], Marie Marguerite [7/15/1771-11/09/1821][m. 1/14/1793 Louis Ramond], Marie Angelique [4/13/1773-1/13/1829][m. 1/14/1793 Pierre Frenette], Marie-Francoise [8/31/1775-3/17/1845][m. 1/19/1795 Louis Bouille], Louis [1/02/1778-4/07/1845][m. 2/11/1800 Marie-Anne Touzin & 2nd 8/24/1819 Marie-Marguerite Trottier], Scholastique [1779][m. 9/03/1799 Dominique Charland], Joseph [12/01/1781][m. 2/07/1804 Marie Champoux dit St Pair], Francois Xavier [11/11/1783-11/15/1785], Nathalie Marie [2/04/1785][m. 2/11/1806 Jean Parent], Madeleine [7/05/1787-9/08/1819][m. 1/10/1809 Jean-Baptiste Arcand] & Marie Anne [8/21/1788][m. 8/27/1810 Louis Morin].³ Marie-Agathe's husband, an unknown person , died on 18 December 1795 in Deschambault, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie-Agathe departed this life on Sunday, 2 May 1830 in Deschambault at age 84 years, 5 months and 29 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Joseph on Tuesday, 4 May 1830.⁴