Marguerite Drouin

     Marguerite was born on Thursday, 23 December 1655 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 27 December 1655 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marguerite married Jean Gagnon on 26 October 1670 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada, at the church of La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame.² Jean & Marguerite had children: Jean [7/02/1672-8/02/1748][m. 2/16/1699 Marie Anne Jeanne Mesny], Marguerite [1674-5/07/1703][m. 11/23/1693 Etienne Veau dit Sylvain], Pierre [10/31/1676-4/26/1743][m. 1/21/1704 Marie-Anne Lacroix], Denis [1678-3/28/1736][m. 5/11/1727 Marie-Francoise Lemarier], Marie [3/24/1681-10/02/1704][m. 10/17/1703 Joseph Berthelot dit Leloutre], Antoine [7/08/1683-12/04/1708], Joseph [11/28/1685-11/08/1761][m. 4/10/1709 Madeleine Treblay] & Agnes [1/17/1688-12/29/1729][m. 11/11/1709 Jacques Rheaume & 2nd 10/05/1712 Jean Roy].³ 1681, Marguerite and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Jean Gagnon [32 years], Marguerite Drouin [26 years], Jean [10 years], Marguerite [8 years], Pierre [7 years], Denis [3 years] & Marie [7 months]. Marguerite's husband, Jean, died on 7 December 1686 in Chateau-Richer leaving her a widow. Marguerite married 2nd Antoine Darde on 19 April 1689 in Chateau-Richer at the church of La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame.⁴ Antoine & Marguerite had two children: Anne [2/06/1690-12/01/1771][m. 10/29/1709 Francois Grondin & 2nd 1/27/1727 Pierre Boucher] & Therese [6/01/1692-8/02/1777][m. 7/29/1710 Jean Langlois].⁵ Marguerite departed this life on Sunday, 1 June 1692 in Chateau-Richer at age 36 years, 5 months and 9 days. She most likely died from complications of childbirth. On the same day, she was buried there in the cemetery of La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame.⁶