Marie-Josephe Perrault

     Marie-Josephe was born on Saturday, 13 March 1706 in Batiscan, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Pierre Perrault & Genevieve Duclos. She was christened on the same day there in St-Francois-Xavier Church.¹ Marie-Josephe married Ignace Rivard dit Lanouette, son of Pierre Rivard dit Lanouette and Catherine Trottier, on 18 January 1729 in Ste-Anne-de-La-Perade, Champlain County, Quebec, Canada, at Ste-Anne-de-La-Perade Church.² Ignace & Marie-Josephe had children: Pierre [9/21/1729-1/20/1732], Jean-Baptiste [4/01/1731-6/27/1814][m. 2/19/1759 Marie Josephte Lefebvre], Joseph [10/05/1732-9/22/1734], Marie-Josephte [5/24/1734-4/05/1790][m. 2/17/1754 Joseph Guillet dit Cinqmars & 2nd 1/15/1765 Jean-Baptiste Dumont Lafleur], Marie Therese-Antoinette [12/19/17355/09/1812][m. 2/03/1755 Jean-Baptiste Bigue dit Nobert], Angelique-Catherine [3/12/1737-9/05/1737], Marie-Catherine-Julienne [7/15/1738-1/11/1756], Elisabeth [2/26/1740-10/27/1817][m. 12/21/1782 Francois-Xavier Ayotte], Francoise [5/21/1741-5/21/1741], Ignace [5/21/1741-5/21/1741], Joseph [4/05/1742-12/29/1812][m. 1/12/1767 Marie Anne Leveque dit Rompre & 2nd. 1/16/1775 Marie-Louise Ayotte], Marie Francois [4/10/1744], Louis [12/08/1745-12/09/1745] & Marguerite 12/08/1745-12/09/1745].³ Marie-Josephe's husband, Ignace, died on 4 August 1761 in Ste-Anne-de-La-Perade leaving her a widow. Marie-Josephe departed this life on Saturday, 24 April 1784 in Ste-Anne-de-La-Perade at age 78 years, 1 month and 11 days. She was buried there in the cemetery of Ste-Anne-de-La-Perade on Monday, 26 April 1784.⁴