A Marriageable Young Girl

Marguerite Doucinet (1641-1698)

Marguerite Doucinet was born on February 14, 1641 and baptized at the Calvinist Temple in La Rochelle; the daughter of Pierre Doucinet and Florence Canteau. She arrived in the Quebec Colony as a Filles A Marier, contracted to be the bride of Philippe Matou Labrie. They were married December 28, 1662 in Montreal. Philippe was born on June 05, 1635 in St-Pregts de Grisy-sur-Seine, Sens, Brie, France; the son of Jacques Labrie and Paquette Moutier.  He and Marguerite would have seven children before his death on January 20, 1688 in Montreal.  Marguerite followed on September 15, 1698.

The Next Generation

Jeanne-Marie Labrie - Was born on January 05, 1664 in Montreal and died on August 24, 1740 in Riviere-des-Prairies.  She married Thomas Chartrand and the couple had six children. Marie-Madeleine Labrie - Was born on July 04, 1665 in Montreal and died on July 15, 1699 in Lachine.  She married Jean Deniau. Marie-Marguerite Labrie - Was born on April 19, 1668 in Montreal and died on August 31, 1749 in Lachine.  She married Pierre Cardinal. Marie-Anne Labrie - Was born on May 26, 1670 in Montreal and died in 1690 at Lachine.  She married Pierre-Thierry Lorrain and the couple had two children. Angelique-Catherine Labrie - Was born on May 14, 1672 in Montreal and died unknown at Lachine.  She married Jacques Lanthier and the couple had six children. Marguerite-Marie Labrie - Was born on November 26, 1678 in Montreal and died unknown at Lachine.  She married Paul Laporte and the couple had thirteen children. Marie Labrie - Was born on August 11, 1681 in Montreal and died on August 01, 1757 at Pointe-Claire.  She married Jean-Baptiste Chamaillard and the couple had at least three children.

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