Madeleine Chapelain

     Madeleine was born and baptized in 1716. She was the daughter of Louis Chapelain & Anne Perau. Madeleine married Joseph Germain, son of Henri Germain dit Belisle and Genevieve-Elisabeth Marcotte, on 12 January 1738 in Pointe-de-Levy, Lauzon, Levis County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Joseph Church.¹ Joseph & Madeleine had children: Joseph Marie [10/25/1739-5/12/1792][m. 1/21/1771 Marie Louise Josephe Arcand], Marie Madeleine [7/31/1741-10/06/1787][m. 2/19/1765 Joseph-Rene Nault], Marie Genevieve [6/19/1744-5/05/1797][m. 1/17/1774 Paul Paquin], Augustin [7/02/1748-11/10/1802][m. 1/24/1774 Angelique Arcand], Antoine [11/19/1752-11/21/1759] & Basile [8/12/1754-9/09/1754].² Madeleine departed this life on Tuesday, 17 September 1754 in Deschambault at age 38 years. She probably died from complications of childbirth. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Joseph on Wednesday, 18 September 1754.³