Marie Anne Legault Deslauriers

Brief Life History of Marie Anne

When Marie Anne Legault Deslauriers was born on 14 June 1748, in Châteauguay, Montreal, Canada, New France, her father, Louis Francois Legault, was 38 and her mother, Marie Anne Lamadeleine, was 29. She married Pierre D'Amour on 22 October 1770, in Saints-Anges-Gardiens-de-Lachine, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 15 June 1829, in Saint Benoit, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Pierre D'Amour
1742–1806
Marie Anne Legault Deslauriers
1748–1829
Marriage: 22 October 1770
Marie Anne D'Amour dite Potvin
1771–
Pierre Édouard D'Amour dit Potvin
1773–1853
Nicolas D'Amour
1777–1848
Jean-Baptiste Charles D'Amours dit Potvin
1780–1858
Toussaint Damours
1780–1782
Joachim Damours
1781–1782
Suzanne Damours
1784–
Catherine Damours
1787–

Sources (3)

  • baptism of Marieanne
  • Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L993-X1W?cc=1321742&wc=HCLG-2NL%3A16144001%2C17487201%2C19845801
  • burial of Marie Anne

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Yves, Jacques, Jean-Francois, Laurent, Andre, Berthe, Cecile, Celine, Emile, Etienne, Gaetan.

French: variant of Gault , with fused masculine definite article le. Compare Lago , Lagoo , Lego , and Legoo .

History: The great majority of the American bearers of the surname Legault trace their origin to Noël Legault dit Deslauriers from Brittany (France), who was in QC by 1698. His descendants also bear altered forms of the surname, most notably Lego, but also Lago, Lagoo, Legoo, etc. They also bear the former secondary surname Deslauriers and some of its altered forms.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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