Etiennette Dandonneau

     She was christened on the same day there in the church of Notre-Dame-du-Cap.¹ Etiennette was born on Thursday, 28 December 1662 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. On 24 May 1669, she and her sister, Marie Renee, were confirmed at the church of La Visitation, Champlain.² A contract for the marriage of Etiennette & Pierre Mercereau was signed on 4 September 1678 at Champlain..³ Pierre & Etiennette had children: Pierre [2/04/1680-6/08/1739][m. 8/16/1708 Marie Louise Madeleine Guillemot dit Lalonde], Joseph Louis [12/07/1681-11/04/1684], Jacques [11/08/1683-8/30/1757], Marie Charlotte Charles [12/05/1685-12/13/1715][m. 1/21/1708 Antoine Trottier des Ruisseaux dit Pombert], Joseph Louis [7/22/1687-12/31/1722] [m. 1/13/1715 Marie Josephe Caya], Marie Jeanne [6/24/1689-1/27/1750][m. 1/07/1710 Pierre Trottier dit Valcourt], Marie Marguerite [4/04/1691-2/09/1762], Alexis [2/25/1693-3/101693], Marie Francoise [2/21/1695-4/04/1760][m. 4/12/1714 Francoise Marie Trottier desRuisseaus dit Bellecour], Marie-Josephe [1/14/1697-11/03/1726][m. 6/05/1724 Pierre Rivard], Alexis [1/02/1699-1/13/1699], Marie Anne [11/19/1699-11/22/1699], Marie Madeleine [10/17/1700-12/07/1700], Marie Francoise Genevieve [10/05/1702-4/06/1707], & Jean Baptiste [1/29/1705-7/13/1713].⁴ 1681, Etiennette and her husband, Pierre, were listed on the Canadian Census in Champlain. Enumerated in this household were Pierre Mercereau [32 years], Etiennette [22 years] & Pierre Mercereau [2 years].² Etiennette's husband, Pierre, died on 1 March 1714 in Champlain leaving her a widow. Etiennette departed this life on Sunday, 3 January 1723 in Champlain at age 60 years and 6 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of la Visitation on Monday, 4 January 1723.⁵