Etiennette Dandonneau

     She was christened on the same day there in the church of Notre-Dame-du-Cap.¹ Etiennette was born on Thursday, 28 December 1662 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Pierre Dandonneau dit Junesse and Francoise Jobin. On 24 May 1669, she and her sister, Marie Renee, were confirmed at the church of La Visitation, Champlain.² A contract for the marriage of Etiennette & Pierre Mercereau was signed on 4 September 1678 at Champlain..³ Pierre & Etiennette had children: Pierre [2/04/1680-6/08/1739][m. 8/16/1708 Marie Louise Madeleine Guillemot dit Lalonde], Joseph Louis [12/07/1681-11/04/1684], Jacques [11/08/1683-8/30/1757], Marie Charlotte Charles [12/05/1685-12/13/1715][m. 1/21/1708 Antoine Trottier des Ruisseaux dit Pombert], Joseph Louis [7/22/1687-12/31/1722] [m. 1/13/1715 Marie Josephe Caya], Marie Jeanne [6/24/1689-1/27/1750][m. 1/07/1710 Pierre Trottier dit Valcourt], Marie Marguerite [4/04/1691-2/09/1762], Alexis [2/25/1693-3/101693], Marie Francoise [2/21/1695-4/04/1760][m. 4/12/1714 Francoise Marie Trottier desRuisseaus dit Bellecour], Marie-Josephe [1/14/1697-11/03/1726][m. 6/05/1724 Pierre Rivard], Alexis [1/02/1699-1/13/1699], Marie Anne [11/19/1699-11/22/1699], Marie Madeleine [10/17/1700-12/07/1700], Marie Francoise Genevieve [10/05/1702-4/06/1707], & Jean Baptiste [1/29/1705-7/13/1713].⁴ 1681, Etiennette and her husband, Pierre, were listed on the Canadian Census in Champlain. Enumerated in this household were Pierre Mercereau [32 years], Etiennette [22 years] & Pierre Mercereau [2 years].² Etiennette's husband, Pierre, died on 1 March 1714 in Champlain leaving her a widow. Etiennette departed this life on Sunday, 3 January 1723 in Champlain at age 60 years and 6 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of la Visitation on Monday, 4 January 1723.⁵