Marguerite Pare

     Marguerite was born on Wednesday, 17 June 1693 in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was christened on the same day there in Sts-Anges Gardiens Church.¹ She was the daughter of Jean Pare and Marie-Marguerite Picard. Marguerite married Jacques Perrier on 30 November 1711 in Lachine, Montreal at Sts-Anges Gardiens Church.² Jacques and Marguerite had children: Marie Marthe [10/21/1712-11/14/1757][m. 2/13/1736 Pierre Mayrand], Jean Baptiste [10/16/1713-3/20/1714], Jacques [5/02/1715-7/05/1802][m. 2/22/1740 Marie Genevieve Roy], Marie Catherine [1/13/1717-4/14/1727], Marguerite[4/16/1718-9/08/1718], Marie Josephe [7/10/1719-7/18/1719], Jean Baptiste [8/13/1720-1/28/1807][m. 1/07/1743 Marie Charlotte Pilon], Marie Louise [6/22/1722-3/04/1790][m. 1/22/1748 Francois Quevillon], Francois Marie [7/22/1724-][m. 1/13/1749 Marie Madeleine Amable Pilon] & Joseph Marie [1/25/1726-8/09/1756].³ Marguerite's husband, Jacques, died on 20 December 1737 in Montreal at Hotel-Dieu leaving her a widow. Marguerite departed this life on Sunday, 15 January 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montreal at age 75 years, 6 months and 29 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Joachim on Tuesday, 17 January 1769.⁴