Anne Groleau

     Anne was born on Saturday, 19 May 1725 in Deschambault, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Groleau & Isabelle Hamel. She was christened on the same day there in the church of St-Joseph.¹ Anne married Jean-Baptiste Germain dit Belisle, son of Henri Germain dit Belisle and Genevieve-Elisabeth Marcotte, on 28 October 1748 in Deschambault at the church of St-Joseph.² Jean-Baptiste & Marie-Anne had children: Marie-Anne [9/25/1749-2/27/1824][m. 1/11/1773 Francois Bonin], Jean-Baptiste [7/26/1751-3/23/1813][m. 2/16/1795 Therese Douvier dit Lamarch], Antoine [10/29/1752-9/18/1807], Francois [6/07/1754-2/06/1834][m. 10/09/1780 Marie Charlotte Provost], child [11/18/1755-11/18/1755], child [1756-7/31/1764], child [1758-2/23/1760], Marie-Madeleine [1/31/1760-4/21/1765], Pierre [5/30/1764] & Joseph [9/22/1766-3/06/1840][m. 1/09/1792 Josephte Enouille dit Lanoix]. Anne's husband, Jean-Baptiste, died on 4 January 1791 in St-Cuthbert, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Anne departed this life on Thursday, 30 April 1801 in St-Jacques de L'Achigan, Montcalm County, Quebec, Canada, at age 75 years, 11 months and 11 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Jacques on Saturday, 2 May 1801.³