Xainte (Sainte)  DUPONT

Biography
Sainte DUPONT — (ca 1596 - 1680)

French-Canadian pioneer and matriarch Sainte (Xainte) Dupont was laid to rest this day, July 15th, 1680, at Château-Richer, Québec.

Sainte had five children in France with husband Zacharie Cloutier before he emigrated to Québec with their eldest son (Zacharie). Sainte followed with the four younger children sometime later.

Although the dates of birth of Sainte and Zacharie are not known, both were long-lived. Sainte was well into her nineties when she died. She's known to have had a least one great-great-grandchild at the time of her passing: Louise Letartre (b. 23 Sept. 1679), who married François Brunet in 1695.

[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine; Dictionary of Canadian Biography; Image: commemorative plaque (Mortagne-au-Perche) © Association Perche-Canada]
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'Old patriarch Zacharie died first at about 87 years of age. He fell into his last sleep on 17 November 1677. Xainte was taken in her turn less than three years later, on 14 July 1680. They both lie at rest in their favorite place, Chateau-Richer.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 58

Death
name: Sainte Dupont
gender: Female
burial date: 14 Jul 1680
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date: 13 Jul 1680
death place: Chateau Richer
age: 97
birth date: 1583
birthplace:
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name: Zacharie Cloutier
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 193

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PB-T8X : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Sainte Dupont, 13 Jul 1680; citing reference P 193, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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