Marie-Amable Guibeau

     Marie-Amable was born on Tuesday, 2 February 1734 in Lanoraie, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter Louis Guibeau & Angelique Hubert.¹ She was 1st married to Joseph Piette. Marie-Amable married 2nd Pierre Sylvestre, son of Nicolas Sylvestre and Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Laporte dit St-Georges, on 24 November 1760 in Berthierville, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada, at Ste-Genevieve Church.² Pierre & Marie-Amable had children: Marie-Josephe [10/10/1761-9/30/1797][m. 1/09/1786 Joseph-Francois Thomas dit Tranchemontagne], Jean Baptiste [10/13/1763], Pierre Amable [7/15/1765-3/03/1828][m. 1/28/1788 Marie-Josephte Beaugrand dit Champagne], Prisque [3/25/1767][m. 8/02/1790 Marie Genevieve Roberge dit Lapierre], Marie-Reine [3/19/1769-4/01/1769], Jean Baptiste [3/16/1770-3/21/1771], Jean-Baptiste [5/08/1771-7/20/1771], Marie Reine [9/08/1772-3/21/1816][m. 2/02/1789 Alexis Thomas], Marie Amable [6/17/1774-1/23/1776] & Jean Baptiste [8/28/1775-10/14/1775].³ Marie-Amable's husband, Pierre, died on 17 May 1798 in St-Cuthbert, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow.⁴ Marie-Amable departed this life on Friday, 28 August 1807 in St-Cuthbert, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada, at age 73 years, 6 months and 26 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Cuthbert on Sunday, 30 August 1807.⁵