Marie-Catherine Delpesche dit Belair

     Marie-Catherine was born on Friday, 18 March 1672 in Boucherville, Chambly County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of Bernard Delpesche dit Belair and Marguerite Jourdain. She was christened there on 19 April 1672 in Ste-Familie Church.¹ A contract for the marriage of Marie-Catherine & Jean-Abraham Migneron dit Lajeunesse was signed between 2 September 1688 and 29 December 1688. The contract states that Abraham was born in the parish of St-Messan, Pouitou, France; the son of Abraham Migneron and Jeannne Aselly. He came to Quebec as a soldier and fought in the campaigne of Villiers. It also stated that she was the daughter of Bernard Delpeche & Marguerite Jourdain. The date was omitted, but record was between these two dates..² Jean & Catherine had cbildren: Louis [9/08/1689-9/10/1689], Marie-Madeleine [2/05/1691-6/12/1621][m.1/24/1708 Nicolas Laurance], Francois-Joseph [11/23/1694-12/08/1694], Marie Anne [1697-4/03/1755][m. 2/25/1721 Alexis Rivet], Jean-Baptiste [3/29/1699-12/27/1782][m. 8/02/1722 Therese Deguirre dit Larose], Francois [10/31/17012/18/1760][m. 8/19/1726 Marie Catherine Champagne dit St-Martin], Marie-Josephe [9/13/1704-4/23/1787], Marie-Louise [12/26/1706-12/28/1706], Marie-Angelique [12/31/1707-4/__/1779], son [11/14/1709-11/14/1709], Jean [4/--/1711-5/11/1772] & Charles Joseph 11/06/1713-10/07/1714.³ Marie-Catherine departed this life in Repentigny, L'Assomption County, Quebec, Canada. She was buried there in the cemetery of the Purificaton-de-la-Blessed-Virgin-Mary on Tuesday, 6 October 1716.⁴