Catherine Marguerite Lamarche (abt. 1652 - 1731)

Born about 1652 in Sommereux, Picardie, France [uncertain]

Wife of Jean François (Billy) de Billy — married 1671 in Sommereux, Beauvais, Picardie, France

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1731 at about age 79 in Champlain, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Catherine Lamarche migrated from France to New France.

Catherine Lamarche

No parents are known for her as her marriage record has not yet been found. 1681 census gives her the age of 29. She gets recorded as Catherine on most records for her marriage, a single record named her Marguerite. Note that many records put her names as Lamare or de Lamare rather than Lamarche, including her funeral.

René Jetté in his treatise on genealogy (in French), has a section devoted to Jean François Billy and his wife, pgs 585-591.^[1]

Catherine Marguerite Lamarche wed Jean Francois Billy in about 1671.^[2]

Marriage

Jean François de Billy seems to have returned to France to marry. He wed Catherine Marguerite Lamarche around 1671 in Sommereux, Beauvais diocese, Picardie, France^[2][3].

Known children:

1. Michel de Billy, born archdiocese of Paris c 1672; married to Anne Céleste Disy 27 Apr 1705 Champlain; remarried to Marguerite Renée Breillac 14 Jul 1719 Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade; remarried to Marie Jeanne Rouillard 1 Mar 1729 Champlain
2. Marie Anne de Billy, b c 1675; married to Antoine Jourdain 30 Jun 1688 Champlain; died 14 Jan 1691 Gentilly, buried 15th Champlain @ 16
3. Thérèse de Billy, born c 1677 (4 in 1681); married to Jean Caron 27 Feb 1696 Champlain
4. François de Billy, born 7 oct 1679 Gentilly bapt 17th Champlain; buried 4 Nov 1695 Champlain @ 15 y
5. Jean de Billy, married to Marguerite Vient (Viens) 7 Jun 1712 Champlain; also known as Jean Baptiste de Courville and Jean François de Billy
6. Jacqueline de Billy, born 10 oct 1684 Gentilly bapt 21st Champlain; married to Jean Pépin 27 Apr 1705 Champlain
7. Guillaume Bily, born 9 Mar 1687 Gentilly bapt 24th Champlain; married to Marie Madeleine Normandin 9 Apr 1717 Champlain
8. Marie Renée Billy, born Gentilly, bapt 11 Feb 1692 Champlain (twin); Marie Renée de Billy married Michel Raux 11 Jan 1712 Champlain
9. Gaspard Billy, born Gentilly, bapt 11 Feb 1692 Champlain (twin); buried 24 July 1692 Champlain @ 5 m^[4][3][5]

In June 1678 in a default judgement he is stated to be resident of Gentilly (seigneurie de La prade)

Recensement 1681 Census: SEIGNEURIE DE LA PRADE
Jean de Billy 32 ; Catherine de Lamarche (de la Mare) sa femme, 29 ; enfants : Michel 9, Marie 6, Thérèse 4, François 2 ; 2 bêtes à cornes ; 12 arpents en valeur.^[6]

Death
Catherine Lamare died on April 10, 1731 and was buried the 11th in Champlain.^[5][7], the record giving her around 80 years of age, widow of Jean François de Billy. Named as present was her grandson Alexis Raux.

Sources

1. ↑ Traité de généalogie René Jetté pg 585 et suivantes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fichier Origine Jean-Francois Billy (De); record # 240386
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec - René Jetté pg 102
4. ↑ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Programme de recherce en démographie historique, Family Card 3853, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, accessed 4 Nov 2105.
6. ↑ Wikisource Recensement 1681 Census selon Benjamin Sulte
7. ↑ Funeral image IGD

• DNA data: Francogene Jean François Billy
• Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin IGD (membership)

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Linda Kincade for starting this profile.