Marie Madeleine Lefebvre

     Marie was born on Monday, 21 September 1676 in Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Simon Lefevre & Marie Charlotte Depoitiers. On 4 October 1676, she was christened at ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame. She married Pierre Voyer on 19 November 1697. Marie married 2nd Jean Baptiste Gingras, son of Charles Gingras and Marie Francoise Amiot dit Villeneuve, on 17 February 1705 in Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-de-Sales Church, Pointe-Aux-Tremples.¹ Jean Baptiste and Marie Madeleine had children: Jean Baptiste [12/06/1705-5/08/1712], Marie Charlotte [3/14/1708-12/16/1772][m. 1/09/1730 Louis Dorais], Pierre Charles [4/16/1710][m. 8/16/1735 Marie Charlotte Bergeron], Pierre [11/22/1711][m. 11/21/1740 Maire Anne Belanger], Joseph [2/22/1714-6/16/1764][m. 10/10/1740 Marie Therese Proux], Jean Baptiste 4/11/1716-3/30/1781][m. 9/04/1741 Marie Francoise Grenier], Francois Desales [8/18/1718-11/19/1741], Louis [9/08/1720-8/04/1796][m. 10/09/1747 Marie Marguerite Rainville] & Augustin [11/22/1723-10/13/1729].² Marie's husband, Jean, died circa 26 December 1742 in Neuville, leaving her a widow. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Francois-de-Sales, Pointe-Aux-Tremples on Tuesday, 23 February 1745. Marie departed this life in Neuville.