Marie-Ursule Marcotte

     Marie-Ursule was born on Friday, 1 December 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. She was christened there on 7 December 1684 in the home of Robert Pagee.¹ Marie-Ursule married Francois Nault circa 1705 in Quebec, Canada. Francois & Marie-Ursule had children: Jean-Francois [ 1707-12/17/1790][m. 4/02/1734 Marie-Angelique Delome], Francois 7/21/1708-8/17/1734] Francoise [10/11/1709-5/28/1757][m. 1/21/1743 Jacques Gauthier], Joseph [2/17/1711-3/14/1751][m. 9/01/1743 Marie-Elisabeth Cloutier], Jean-Baptiste [11/05/1713-1/12/1773][m. 1/30/1743 Marie Therese Sauvageau], Louis [5/27/1714-12/25/1749][m. 11/15/1739 Marie Perron], Henri [6/06/1716-2/06/1763][m. 10/11/1744 Genevieve Rivard dit Lacoursiere], Mathieu [9/23/1718-1/23/1759][m. 7/17/1741 Marie-Louise Bourdelais dit Arcan], Marie Ursule [4/26/1720-2/26/1751][m. 4/27/1745 Louis Sauvageau], Marie Louise [4/04/1722-2/24/1803][m. 7/29/1743 Jacques Sauvageau], Michel [9/29/1723], Marguerite [4/04/1726-11/14/1794][m. 6/01/1762 Etienne Cousseau] & Marie Angelique [6/17/1727].² Marie-Ursule's husband, Francois, died on 21 March 1744 in Deschambault, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie-Ursule departed this life on Thursday, 1 March 1759 in Deschambault at age 74 years and 3 months. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Joseph on Friday, 2 March 1759.³