Gilles Boissel

     Gilles was born on Saturday, 9 February 1658 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Jacques Boissel and Marie Heripel. He was christened there on 10 February 1658 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Gilles married Marie-Marguerite Salois, daughter of Claude Salois and Marie-Anne Mabille, 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 Gilles departed this life on Saturday, 17 August 1715 in La Durantaye, Bellechasse County, Quebec, Canada, at age 57 years, 6 months and 8 days. On the same day, he was buried there in St-Michel-de-Bellechasse.⁴