Marie-Marguerite Salois

     Marie-Marguerite was born on Monday, 14 November 1678 in Ste-Familie, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 5 December 1678 in Ste-Famile Church.¹ Marie-Marguerite married Gilles Boissel on 15 July 1697 in St-Laurent, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada, at St-Laurent Church.² Gilles and Marie Marguerite had children: Francoise [12/10/1697-3/31/1781][m. 4/30/1721 Francois Clusiau dit Loranger], Jean Baptiste [6/26/1699][m. 5/02/1725 Marie Charlotte Fprcier], Alexandre [9/15/1701-2/16/1745][m. 9/27/17623 Marguerite Binet], Marie 9/15/1701-10/26/1725], Genevieve [12/23/1703-2/16/1705], Anne Francoise [12/23/1703-1/20/1705], Charles [3/03/1706][m. 11/02/1733 Marie Therese Daudelin], Marie Josephe [9/10/1708-1/29/1731][m. 2/25/1727 Pierre Clusiau dit Loranger], Louis 5/08/1713-1/07/1758][m. 2/21/1735 Marie Jeanne Lamontagne dit Badayac] & Elisabeth [10/01/1713-12/09/1729].³ Marie-Marguerite's husband, Gilles, died on 17 August 1715 in La Durantaye, Bellechasse County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie-Marguerite departed this life on Sunday, 24 July 1718 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at age 39 years, 8 months and 10 days. On the same day, she was buried there in Hotel-Dieu.⁴