Marguerite Brassart

     Marguerite was born in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 23 January 1646 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marguerite married Jean Lesmelin on 4 March 1658 in ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Jean & Marguerite had children: Marie Louise[12/15/1661][m. 11/16/1676 Andre Shooner de Chaume], Louis [3/21/1664-1/26/1741][m. 9/23/1691 Marie-Anne Delaunay], Jean Francois [10/14/1665][m. 12/26/1689 Marie Marguerite Lauze], Marie Angelique Marguerite [5/23/1668-4/09/1742][m. 10/16/1685 Nicolas Godbout], a son [1/13/1670-1/13/1670], Jean [2/12/1671] Jeanne [12/24/1673-3/26/1732][m. 4/06/1690 Thomas Moore], Pierre [1/18/1679], Marie Marguerite [12/26/1680-4/22/1723][m. 10/20/1698 Marc Isabelle], Guillaume [10/16/1683][m. 7/29/1715 Genevieve Voyer & 2nd 6/29/1720 Louise Atherine Coutance], Marie-Madeleine [6/26/1686-3/13/1754][m. 11/06/1703 Robert Crepeau] & Francoise [12/18/1688-1/03/1689].³ 1666, Marguerite and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec. Enumerated in this household were Jean Lemellin [34 years], Marguerite Brossard [19 years], Marie [5 years], Louis [3 years] & Jean [1 year]. He is a master carpenter.⁴ 1667, Marguerite and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec. Enumerated in this household were Jean Esmelin [36 years], Marguerite Brassard [22 years], Marie [6 years], Louis [4 years], Jean-Francois [2 years].⁵ 1681, Marguerite and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec. Enumerated in this household were Jean Lemelin [50 years], Marguerite Brassart [34 years], Louis [17 years], Jean-Francois [16 years], Marie [14 years], Jean [10 years], Jeanne [8 years], & Pierre [3 years]. He is a carpenter.⁶ Marguerite departed this life on Thursday, 25 July 1709 in St-Laurent, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada. On the same day, she was buried there in the cemetery of St-Laurent.⁷