Marie Magdeleine was born in 24 Dec 1641. She is the daughter of Nicolas Bonhomme and Catherine Gouget. Marie Magdeleine is listed as daughter. [1]
[2] She did not survive beyond a few months. as she died in March 1642 and was buried 23 March 1642. Her story is also in her father Nicolas biography “ Dimanche, 24 novembre 1641, le père de famille présente son premier enfant à baptiser au Jésuite Jacques de Laplace, missionnaire arrivant de Miscou en Acadie. Celui-ci baptisa la bambine sous le prénom de Marie-Madeleine devant son parrain Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny et sa marraine Marie Barbier, femme de Marsolet. La petite ne survécut pas; elle fut inhumée à Québec, le 23 mars 1642.”
Note. The biography above give her baptismal date of 24 Nov . The primary source church records give her baptism as on 24Dec. See attached photos
Baptism of Marie Magdelaine Bonhomme in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
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