At the age of 15 days, she died and was buried on October 7, 1749 at Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec.[2]
It is interesting to note that her mother died on November 16, 1749; two months after the child's birth.
Sources
↑ PRDH#102672-PRDH - Programme de recherche en démographie historique. Généalogie canadienne-française du Québec.http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/. A subscription is required to access and view information.
↑ PRDH#102007-PRDH - Programme de recherche en démographie historique. Généalogie canadienne-française du Québec.http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/. A subscription is required to access and view information.
Morin, Gail. First Metis Families of Quebec, 1622-1748, Volume 2: Jean Nicolet and a Nipissing Woman. New Genealogy, pub. 2014. (E-book for E-Reader edition). Individual #745 - Marie Madeleine Rate.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marie Madeleine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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