Romaine
Gervais
Born in La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Ancestors 
Daughter of Mathieu Gervais
and Michelle Picard
Sister of
Jeanne Gervais, Jean Baptiste Gervais, Marguerite Gervais, Pierre Gervais, Marie Gervais, Marie Anne Gervais, Mathieu Gervais, Marie Anne Gervais and Mathieu Alexis Gervais
Wife of
Charles (Marsil) Marcille
— married
25 Oct 1700 in La-Nativité-de-la-Ste-Vierge de La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Marcil, Toussaint Marcil, Marie Jeanne Marcil, Marie Françoise Anne Marcille, Pierre (Marsille) Marsil, Joseph Marcil, Marie Anne Marcil, Marie Angélique Charlotte Marcil and Nicolas Marcil
Died
at age 75
in Longueuil, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2014
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Biography
Names are deliberately spelled here exactly as they are in the source documents:
Romaine Gervais lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.
Romaine Gervais was born on 4 Feb 1681 and baptized the following day in La-Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge parish of La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France. Her parents were Mathieu Gervais and Michelle Picard. Godparents at the infant's baptism were Nicolas Lepileur and Jeanne Denotte wife of Jacques Suprenant. The officiating priest was Claude Chauchetiere.[1]
Marriage
Romaine Gervais married Charles Marsille, son of André Marsille dit L'Espagnol and Marie Lefebvre, on 25 Oct 1700 in La-Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge parish of La Prairie. The celebrant priest was Delafaye.[2]
Death and Burial
Romaine Gervais passed away on 15 Dec 1756 being given the age of around 75 years on the record. Her burial was the following day in Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue parish cemetery of Longueuil. In the presence of known witnesses Charles Marcille, Nicolas Marcille, Jean Baptiste Delierre, and Joseph Deshotels. The officiating priest was J. Ysambart.[3]
Sources
- 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) https://www.genealogiequebec.com
- Birth, Marriage, Death data: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/Membership/fr/PRDH/Famille/88722/ - Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH) of the Université de Montréal.
- Tree: Nos Origines
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Romaine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Romaine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Romaine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Romaine:
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~0.39%
Terry (Lapointe) Blundell
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~0.39%
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Louise St-Amour
Louise St-Amour
Gervais-437 and Gervais-354 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, marriage, husband
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