Marie Marquerite Amiot dit Villeneuve

     She was christened on the same day there in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marie Marquerite was born on Monday, 24 January 1656 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Marie Marquerite married Jean Joly on 19 June 1670 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada, at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Jean and Marie Marguerite had children: Marie [8/20/1671-6/27/1698][m. 10/18/1688 Jacques Thivierge], Anne Marie [1/30/1673-12/28/1755][m. 5/14/1691 Philippe Bastien], Charles [11/17/1674-11/19/1674], Jean Baptiste [12/06/1675-6/04/1698], Marie Catherine [10/01/1677-3/03/1712][m. 1/24/1701 Louis Desmarais de la Chauvigniere], Genevieve [4/16/1679-8/25/1721][m. 11/07/1706 Joseph Leduc], Marie Madeleine [12/31/1680-5/09/1699][m. 11/21/1698 Prosper de la Chesnave], Pierre [5/20/1682-5/22/1743][m. 8/30/1710 Marie Anne Lecompte], Marie Marguerite [5/17/1684-12/27/1759][m. 7/31/1713 Jean Baptiste Drenon] & Marie Elisabeth [1/07/1686-2/26/1772][m. 11/23/1711 Jean Baptste Chandelier dit St Louis].³ 1681, Marie and her husband, Jean, were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Jean Joly [42 years], Margurite Amiot [25 years], Marie [12 years], Anne [9 years], Jean [6 years], Catherine [4 years], Genevieve [3 years], Madeliene [1 year] & 2 domestics, Berthelemy [18 years & Guilluame Dupont [30 years].⁴ Marie's husband, Jean, died circa 5 October 1691 in ville de Quebec, leaving her a widow. She was buried there in the cemetery of Notre Dame on Friday, 25 February 1724.⁵ Marie departed this life on Friday, 25 February 1724 in ville de Quebec at age 68 years, 1 month and 1 day.