Marie Helen Coutancineau

     Marie Helen was born on Tuesday, 6 March 1691 in Pointe-aux-Tremples, Neuville, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Pierre Constanticineau & Marie Francoise Lefevre. She was christened there on 11 March 1691 in St-Francois-de-Sales Church, Pointe-Aux-Tremples.¹ Marie Helen married Mathieu Gingras, son of Charles Gingras and Marie Francoise Amiot dit Villeneuve, on 17 April 1708 in Pointe-aux-Tremples, Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-de-Sales Church.² Mathieu and Marie Helene had children: Marie Anne [6/30/1709-5/14/1724], Mathieu[3/20/1711-2/04/1787][m. 11/17/1739 Marie Josephe Moisan], Marie Ursule [7/17/1713-3/08/1774][m. Philippe Poiriau], Augustin [8/10/1715-12/29/1785][m. Marie Felicite Moisan], Pierre [7/02/1717-5/11/1778][m. Marie Charlotte Moisan], Marie Francoise [10/28/1719-8/24/1753][m. 1/31/1752 Mathieu Ratte], Joseph 301/1722-2/17/1726] & Marie Monique [5/29/1724-6/08/1788][m. 2/26/1753 Jean Baptiste Vacher dit Stantone]. Marie's husband, Mathieu, died on 3 April 1725 in St-Augustin de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie departed this life on Tuesday, 8 November 1746 in St-Augustin de-Desmaures at age 55 years, 8 months and 2 days. On the same day, she was buried there in the cemetery of St-Augustin Church.³