Perrine Samson

     Perrine was born on Tuesday, 30 August 1672 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Gabriel Samson and Francoise Durand. She was christened there on 1 September 1672 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ Perrine married Ignace Guyet, son of Jean Guiet dit guillet and Jeanne Mignon, on 12 June 1691 in Pointe-de-Levy, Lauzon, Levis County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Joseph Church.² Ignace & Perrine had children: Marie Francoise [5/03/1692-9/25/1756][m. 11/06/1722 Pierre Bourget], Marie Elisabeth [8/17/1693-11/09/1740], Ignace [12/19/1695-12/26/1695], Marie-Angelique [2/18/1697-4/11/1774][m. 6/09/1718 Etienne Samson], Marie Suzanne [6/26/1698-5/13/1780], Marie Catherine [4/25/1700-9/14/1741][m. 10/12/1722 Joseph Samson], Marie Anne [8/31/1701-12/31/1708], Ignace [1705-11/24/1751][m. 2/21/1730 Marie Josephe Courtois], Genevieve [3/25/1707-2/23/1734][m. 4/13/1733 Jacques Paquet dit Lavallee], Charles [9/08/1708-12/23/1749][m. 11/24/1744 Marie-Angelique Carrier], Marie Anne [6/09/1711-6/21/1711] & Jean-Francois [8/21/1712-11/12/1787][m. 4/03/1742 Angelique Bourassa].³ Perrine's husband, Ignace, died on 7 February 1714 in Pointe-de-Levy, Lauzon leaving her a widow. Perrine departed this life on Thursday, 8 December 1729 in Pointe-de-Levy, Lauzon at age 57 years, 3 months and 8 days. She was buried there in the cemetery of St-Joseph on Saturday, 10 December 1729.⁴