A Marriageable Young Girl
Marie-Suzanne Benet
(1641-1688)
Marie-Suzanne Benet was born about 1641 in the Parish of Ste-Marguerite, La Rochelle, Aunis, France; the daughter of Torbe Benet and Rose Delaunay.  She arrived in Quebec as a Filles A Marier, contracted to Jean Gibault.  Jean was a draper, born in 1636 at St-Hilaire-des-Loges, Fontenay-le-Comte, Maillezais, Poitou, France; the son of Mathurin Gibault and Jeanne Larchetel.  They were married on July 26, 1662 in Ville De Quebec.

Marie-Suzanne died on June 06, 1688 in Quebec City and Jean followed on January 15, 1701.  The couple had no children.
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