Marguerite Poulin

     Marguerite was born on Friday, 9 April 1660 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. She was the daghter of Maurice Poulin dit Lafountiane & Jeanne Jallot dir Plaumelle. She was christened on the same day there in the Cathedral de l'Assomption.¹ Marguerite married Francois Lemaitre, son of Francois Lemaitre and Judith Riguad, on 7 January 1683 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, at the Cathedral de l'Assomption.² Framcois and Marguerite had children: Francoise Perrine [8/08/1684-9/11/1686], Louis 7/29/1687-9/16/1687], Francoise 8/16/1688-1/16/1722][m. 8/04/1704 Jean Jacques Leber], Marie Anne Francoise [11/05/1689-][m. 9/13/1709 Francois Abel Berey dit Desecors], Jean Francois [1/07/1691-7/05/1691], Marguerite Charlotte [8/21/1692-2/20/1762][m. 12/271743 Nicolas Gabriel Aubin Delise], Jeanne Therese [8/12/1693-8/17/1693], Francois [10/01/1694-3/21/1766][m. 2/14/1722 Olive Pelagie Arguin], Marie Josephe [11/02/1695-3/11/1703], Marie Madeleine [12/12/1696-4/10/1703], Etienne [4/30/1698-4/15/1703], Pierre Maurice [10/02/1701-10/31/1701] & Antoine [6/05/1703-][m. 5/04/1724 Marie Francoise Lefebvre]. [Note - The children dying in 1703 quite likely died of scarlet fever. The children with no death dates may also have died of the disease as an epidemic ravaged Quebec during that time. - KLM]³ Marguerite's husband, Francois, died on 13 May 1703 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marguerite departed this life on Monday, 25 December 1730 in ville de Quebec at age 70 years, 8 months and 16 days. She was buried there in the cemetery of Notre Dame on Tuesday, 26 December 1730.⁴