Marguerite Leclerc & Nicolas Leblond

Marguerite Leclerc (1640–1705)

Also known as: Marguerite Le Clerc, Marguerite Lebel.

Early Life

• Daughter of Jean Leclerc and Perette Brunet.
• Baptized on February 12, 1640, in Saint-Rémy, Dieppe, Normandy, France.¹

First Marriage: Nicolas Leblond (1637–1677)

• Marriage contract signed on September 11, 1661, in the presence of Martin LeGrapt and notary Claude Auber.²
• Married on October 13, 1661, at La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Château-Richer, New France.³

Children with Nicolas Leblond:

1. Jean Leblond (1662–1662)
2. Jacques Leblond (1663–1663)
3. Catherine Leblond (1664–1758)
4. Marie Madeleine Leblond (1665–1723)
5. Anne Leblon (b. 1666)
6. Nicolas Leblond (1667–1734)
7. Jean Baptiste Leblond (b. 1669)
8. Jean Baptiste Leblond (b. 1670)
9. Joseph Leblond (b. 1672)
10. Marguerite Leblond (b. 1673)
11. Marie Leblond (1674–1729)
12. Martin Leblond (1676–1760)

Second Marriage: Jean Rabouin

• Marriage contract signed privately on August 25, 1678, and formalized on October 7, 1678, with notary Gilles Rageot.⁴
• Married on September 8, 1678, at Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans.⁵

Children with Jean Rabouin:

1. Marguerite Rabouin (b. November 19, 1679)
2. Jean Rabouin (1681–1698)
3. Jeanne Rabouin (1683–1705)

Residences

• 1666: Resided on Île d’Orléans with Nicolas Leblond and children.⁶
• 1681: Lived on Île d’Orléans with Jean Rabouin, owning livestock and cultivated land.⁷

Death

Buried on January 24, 1705, at Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans.⁸

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Nicolas Leblond (1637–1677)

Early Life

• Son of Jacques Leblond and Françoise de Nolan.
• Born circa 1637 in Honfleur, Normandy, France.⁹
• Confirmed in the Catholic faith on February 2, 1660, at Château-Richer, New France.¹⁰

Career

• Worked as a plowman (laboureur) in New France.
• Owned 4 cattle and 30 arpents of cultivated land by 1667.¹¹

Death

Died on January 9, 1677, at Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Quebec City. His estate inventory was completed on February 23, 1679.¹²

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Sources

1. Baptismal record: AD-76.
2. Marriage contract (1661): Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, Vol. I, p. 121. BAnQ Notarial Index.
3. Marriage record (1661): IGD.
4. Marriage contract (1678): Gilles Rageot Notarial Acts, pp. 594–595.
5. Marriage record (1678): Sainte-Famille Parish Register.
6. 1666 Census: Île d’Orléans.
7. 1681 Census: Île d’Orléans.
8. Burial record: Sainte-Famille Parish Register.
9. Parental marriage record: Fichier Origine.
10. Confirmation record: Guy Perron’s Blog.
11. 1667 Census: Île d’Orléans.
12. Death record: Hôtel-Dieu Hospital Register.