Marie-Madeleine Voyer

     Marie-Madeleine was born on Saturday, 7 May 1707 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 8 May 1707 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marie-Madeleine married Jean Casaux on 12 August 1721 in St-Vallier, Bellechasse County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Philippe & St-Jacques Church.² Jean & Marie-Madeleine had children: Marie-Louise [12/21/1723-5/11/1769][m. 2/19/1753 Francois Belanger], Jean [1/06/1725-8/14/1725], Marie Madeleine [2/19/1726-5/01/1787][m. 7/24/1747 Jean-Baptiste Gagnon], Jean Baptiste [10/07/1727-6/23/1738], Genevieve [8/05/1729-3/31/1801][m. 5/29/1763 Antoine Bistodeau], Marie Catherine [3/06/1731-4/27/1749], Joseph [3/12/1733-12/13/1815][m. 11/05/1764 Marie-Cecile Belanger], Francoise [1/23/1735-3/31/1818][m. 8/07/1753 Louis Nadeau], Marguerite [1738-11/06/1825][m. 7/101764 Jean Casgrain], Felicite [3/22/1740-7/09/1784][m. 10/03/1763 Igncae Lefrancois], Jean [12/22/1741-5/21/1810][m. 6/10/1765 Marie-Francoise Ruel & 2nd 9/17/1793 Genevieve Chabot], Helene [4/10/1744-12/16/1814][m. 11/09/1762 Joseph Gagnon], Marie Josephe [7/18/1746-12/02/1782][m. 9/28/1767 Etienne Rancourt] & Pierre-Francoise-Xavier [2/13/1749-2/11/1826][m. 2/10/1772 Marie Dion] & a child 2/05/1751-2/05/1751] .³ Marie-Madeleine's husband, Jean, died on 12 August 1761 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie-Madeleine departed this life on Friday, 7 November 1766 in ville de Quebec at age 59 years and 6 months. She was buried there in the Basilica of Notre Dame on Saturday, 8 November 1766.⁴