Marie Madeleine Rapin

     Marie was born in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Andre Rapin & Clemence Jarry. She was christened there on 10 April 1678 in Sts-Anges Gardiens Church.¹ Marie Madeleine married Jean Gabriel Picard, son of Huges Picard and Marie-Anne-Antoinette Deliercourt, on 9 January 1696 in Lachine, Montreal at Sts-Anges Gardiens Church.² Jean-Gabriel & Marie-Madeleine had children: Marie-Madeleine [12/13/16963/16/1776][m. 2/06/1730 Joseph Serre], Jean-Gabriel [9/19/1698-4/23/1772][m. 2/15/1734 Marie Agnes Lafond], Antoine [7/06/1700-3/20/1779][m. 1/08/1731 Catherine Caron], Marie-Clemence [9/23/1702-5/11/1766][m. 1/15/1725 Joseph Denis], Marie-Anne [7/25/1704-5/10/1788][m. 1/21/1732], Suzanne [4/13/1706-11/22/1782][m. 11/25/1737 Jacques Lefebvre], Marguerite [8/28/1710-1/11/1773][m. 2/25/1743 Joseph Meloche], Marie-Angelique [-10/27/1763][m. 1/18/1734 Joseph-Antoine Dubois], Paul [ca. 1712-12/19/1768][m. 4/13/1739 Marie-Anne Quesnel], Joseph [ca. 1714-5/021760][m. 1/12/1739 Suzanne Henry dit Laforge], Catherine [ca. 1716-5/061769][m. 1/20/1738 Louis Archambault], Marie Elisabeth Isabelle [5/27/1718-6/18/1798][m. 1/14/1737 Charles Denis] & Marie-Josephe [11/20/1721-12/02/1720].³ Marie's husband, Jean, died before 8 January 1731 in Lachine, Montreal leaving her a widow. Marie departed this life in Lachine, Montreal. She was buried there in the churchyard of Sts-Anges Gardiens on Tuesday, 12 September 1758.⁴