Marie Jeanne Anne Amiot dit Villeneuve

     Marie Jeanne Anne was born on Saturday, 22 November 1670 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Mathieu Amiot dit Villeneuve and Marie Miville. She was christened there on 24 November 1670 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Marie Jeanne Anne married Paul Tessier on 26 February 1691 in Pointe-aux-Tremples, Neuville, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-de-Sales Church.² Paul and Marie Jeanne had children: Anne Marie [5/07/1692-1/03/1750][m. 5/27/1715 Louis Etienne Gagne Bellavance], Jean [5/29/1694][m. 7/27/1734 Marie Louise Poineau], Marie Anne [7/09/1696-8/28/1715], Marie Catherine [7/09/1696-6/07/1777][m. 2/27/1724 Jean Baptiste Dupuis dit Parisien], daughter [6/11/1701-6/11/1701], Marie Josephe [3/15/1704-6/09/1779][m. 5/25/1722 Paul Pinsonnault dit Laflleur], Francois [5/16/1705-5/22/1705] & Marguerite [1708-4/29/1734][m. 1/15/1731 Francois Lefebvre]. Marie's husband, Paul, died on 6 March 1744 in Laprairie-de-la-Madeleine, Laprairie County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Marie departed this life on Sunday, 9 February 1749 in Laprairie, Laprairie County, Quebec, Canada, at age 78 years, 2 months and 18 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of the Nativity on Tuesday, 11 February 1749.³