Marie Loignon

     Marie was born in January 1659 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Pierre Loignon & Francoise Roussin. She was christened there on 25 May 1659 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marie married Nicolas Drouin, son of Robert Drouin and Marie Chapellier, on 6 November 1674 in ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Nicolas & Marie had children: Pierre [4/11/1677-7/18/1748][m. 4/07/1704 Louise Letoureau], Etienne [3/05/1679-4/10/1679], Marie-Madeleine [5/21/1680-12/17/1702][m. 2/28/1696 Noel Cote & 2nd 7/27/1701 Pierre Paradis], Jeanne [2/24/1682][m. 6/01/1699 Hippolyte Lehoux], Catherine [10/06/1683-10/23/1683], Nicolas [10/30/1684-12/29/1684], Elisabeth [1/10/1686-10/31/1749][m. 11/18/1704 Guilaume Leduc], Marie Catherine [12/18/1687-1/08/1688], Catherine [1/20/1689-5/16/1754][m. 11/03/1706 Joseph Leblond], Nicolas [10/30/1690-1762][m. 11/22/1717 Genevieve Perrault], Francois [9/20/1692-2/02/1767][m. 5/02/1719 Catherine Canac dit Marquis & 2nd 7/12/1756 Elisabeth Fontaine], Etienne [9/01/1694-9/19/1694], Marguarite [8/29/1695-5/09/1766][m. 11/23/1711 Charles-Jacques Asselin & 2nd 11/18/1715 Gabriel Charland], Jean [2/10/1697-1/10/1703] & Joseph [8/13/1699-12/09/1760][m. 7/27/1719 Marie-Charlotte Aubert].³ 1681, Marie and her husband, Nicolas, were listed on the Canadian Census in Ste-Familie, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Nicolas Drouin [30 years], Marie Lognon [22 years], Pierre [5 years], Madeleine [2 years] & a domestic, Mathurin [8 years]. Marie departed this life on Sunday, 12 September 1717 in Ste-Familie at age 58 years and 8 months. She was buried there in the churchyard of Ste-Familie on Monday, 13 September 1717.⁴