Marie Amable Beignet

     Marie Amable was born on Tuesday, 1 January 1732 in St-Sulpice, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Francois Beignet & Marie Anne Brault. She was christened on the same day there in St-Sulpice Church.¹ Marie Amable married Pierre Robillard, son of Joseph Robillard and Marguerite Basinet dit Tourblanche, on 8 August 1746 in St-Sulpice at St-Sulpice Church.² Pierre and Marie had children: Francois Marie [2/191748][m. 1/20/1772 Marie Marguerite Bourdon], Marie Amable [2/27/1750- 1/21/1774][m. Pierre Piche], Pierre [12/18/1751][m. 11/09/1775 Marie Marguerite Gauthier dit Landerville], Michel [9/13/1753], Louis Maurice [9/17/1754][m. 10/12/1778 Marie Therese Berard dit Lepine], Marie Francoise [11/181756], Laurent [0/30/1758][m. 1/28/1782 Marie Josephe Rivet], Marie Anne [3/07/1763-7/15/1822][m. 8/02/1785 Jean Baptiste Perrault], Ignace [1/21/1765-3/27/1765], Jacques [1/19/1766][m. 2/04/1793 Marie Victoire Chaput], Marie Brigitte [ 5/21/1768-6/14/1768], child [4/02/1769-4/02/1769], Marguerite [7/07/1770-7/25/1770], Marguerite [7/28/1771-8/05/1771], Marie Madeleine [9/05/1772][m. 1/07/1793 Jean DuCondu] & Jean Baptiste [3/31/1776]. Marie's husband, an unknown person , died between 1 July 1793 and 25 December 1799, leaving her a widow. Marie departed this life on Wednesday, 25 December 1799 in Lavaltrie, Vercheres County, Quebec, Canada, at age 67 years, 11 months and 24 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Antoine on Thursday, 26 December 1799.³