Marguerite-Josephe Tavenet

     Marguerite-Josephe was born in 1646 in Bourges, Berry, France. She was the daughter of Raymond de Tavenet & Elisabeth de Manselin.¹ Her first appearacne on Quebec records was on 26 April 1663, meaning she had immigrated sometime in the previous year. Marguerite-Josephe married Joseph-Francois Hertel, son of Jacques Hertel and Marie Marguerie, on 2 September 1664 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Francois & Marguerite had children: Zacharie-Francois [1665][m. 1/17/1695 Marie-Charlotte Godfroy], Madeleine [m. 1694 Etienne Veron], Jacques [3/16/1667-9/04/1748][m. 11/26/1691 Marguerite-Therese Godfroy], Jean-Baptiste [10/26/1668-1721][m. 11/23/1698 Jeanne Dubois & 2nd 2/06/1708 Marie-Anne Baudouin], Louis [5/14/1673], Rene [3/26/1675], Lambert [10/17/1677], Marie Francoise [11/01/1679-3/05/1770], Claude [1/02/1682], Michel [10/07/1685], Pierre [3/18/1687], Marguerite-Therese [10/17/1690] & Joseph [ -8/09/1723][m. 7/04/1698 Catherine Philippe].³ 1666, Marguerite-Josephe and her husband, Joseph-Francois, were listed on the Canadian Census in Trois-Rivieres. Enumerated in this household were Francois Hertel [24 years], his wife: Marguerite-Josephe Tavenet [20 years] & Zacharie-Francois [8 months].⁴ Their son, Jean Baptiste, led the Indians in raids into the English colonies including the Deerfield Massacre. Marguerite-Josephe departed this life on Sunday, 16 September 1708 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada, at age 62 years. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Joseph on Monday, 17 September 1708.⁵