Marie-Thérèse
HUNAULT
(b.
12 February 1663
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
17 August 1689
,
Lachenaie, Canada, New France
)
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois
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Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT was born 12 February 1663 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT was the child of Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie LORGUEIL-ARCOUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Thérèse married Guillaume LECLERC 24 November 1676 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Guillaume LECLERC was born 12 March 1645 in Rouen, France. Guillaume died 2 November 1723 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).
Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT died 17 August 1689 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France .
Killed by the Iroquois in the barn on August 17th, 1689, she was only 26 years old. Source: Author: Raynald Drouin Title: "Geneology for Everyone" personal database Publication: epf.planete.qc.ca
Killed in Lachine Massacre
"She was found in a barn brutally killed."
Details of the family tree of Marie-Thérèse appear below.
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
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Family and Children of Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT
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Guillaume LECLERC-- Date: 24 November 1676 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Guillaume Leclerc and Marie Therese Hunault
Children of Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT:

Marie-Madeleine LECLERC (b.13 March 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 21 April 1708, Contrecœur, Canada, New France )
m. Louis EMERY dit CODERRE 2 May 1697 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
m. Jean MATHIEU 6 February 1705 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
François LECLERC (b.abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1703, Laval, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC (b.28 March 1681, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1775, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 23 November 1705 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Angélique-Françoise LECLERC (b.11 October 1682, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1747, Lachenaie, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre BEAUCHAMP 29 June 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Thérèse LECLERC (b.9 March 1684, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1760, Terrebonne, Canada )
m. Toussaint MASTA 14 February 1702 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Marie-Anne LECLERC (b.abt. 1685, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 March 1730, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques LABELLE 21 November 1712 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Catherine LECLERC (b.14 June 1689 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER 2 December 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Guillaume Leclerc and Marie Therese Hunault
Children of Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT:
m. Louis EMERY dit CODERRE 2 May 1697 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
m. Jean MATHIEU 6 February 1705 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
m. Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 23 November 1705 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
m. Pierre BEAUCHAMP 29 June 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Toussaint MASTA 14 February 1702 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
m. Jacques LABELLE 21 November 1712 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER 2 December 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
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12 February 1663
Montréal, Canada, New France
1663 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
12 Feb 1663
M. Therese Hunault

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Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
12 Feb 1663
M. Therese Hunault
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1666 Montreal
Toussaint henault - 38 habitant
Marie lorgueil - 28 sa femme
therese henault - 11 fille
André henault - 8 fils
Jeanne henault - 7 fille
pierre henault - 5 fils
Marie henault - 3 fille
Et Mathurin henault - 1 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Toussaint henault - 38 habitant
Marie lorgueil - 28 sa femme
therese henault - 11 fille
André henault - 8 fils
Jeanne henault - 7 fille
pierre henault - 5 fils
Marie henault - 3 fille
Et Mathurin henault - 1 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1667 Census - Montreal, Quebec
Toussaint Hunault, habitant, 42 years
Marie Lorgueuil, 28 years
Thecle Hunault, 11 years
Andre Hunault, 10 years
Jeanne Hunault, 8 years
Pierre Hunault, 5 years
Marie Therese Hunault, 3 years
Mathurin Hunault, 2 years
Toussaint Hunault, habitant, 42 years
Marie Lorgueuil, 28 years
Thecle Hunault, 11 years
Andre Hunault, 10 years
Jeanne Hunault, 8 years
Pierre Hunault, 5 years
Marie Therese Hunault, 3 years
Mathurin Hunault, 2 years
Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT and Guillaume LECLERC 24 November 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
She was 13 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine LECLERC was born 13 March 1678, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Marie-Thérèse was 15 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de La Chenaye
Guillaume Leclerc, 36
Therese Hunault, sa femme, 18
enfants:
Marie, 3
Francois, 2
Jean, 4 mois
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Guillaume Leclerc, 36
Therese Hunault, sa femme, 18
enfants:
Marie, 3
Francois, 2
Jean, 4 mois
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LECLERC was born 28 March 1681, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
Marie-Thérèse was 18 years old.
1682 Birth of ChildAngélique-Françoise LECLERC was born 11 October 1682, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
Marie-Thérèse was 19 years old.
An Unpleasant Braggart
'Pierre Roy, husband of Catherine Ducharme since 12 January 1672, the father of seven children and the former servant of Jacques Leber, contracted 'an inflammation of the heart' in 1683. He was living on the Ile Jesus where he met a 23 year old married woman, one Marie-Barbe Theodore dit Masson. She caused his temperature to rise due to his, not her amourous urges. This woman, as virtuous as she was beautiful, resisted without surrendering to his untimely pursuit. The unfortunate husband was desperate, and on 20 June, after the Sunday Mass at Lachenaie, stated before the assembly that he would kill 'the said Plaintiff with a gun...''
'Pierre Roy was dragged before the court. The judge, Migeon de Branssat, questioned the lovesick man for four days. It was then that Roy, wounded in his pride, stated that he had retained favors from Marie-Therese Hunault, wife of Guillaume Leclerc; from Elisabeth and Anne Charbonneau; from Marie-Anne Goguet, wife of Jean Groust; and from Catherine...Read MORE...
'Pierre Roy, husband of Catherine Ducharme since 12 January 1672, the father of seven children and the former servant of Jacques Leber, contracted 'an inflammation of the heart' in 1683. He was living on the Ile Jesus where he met a 23 year old married woman, one Marie-Barbe Theodore dit Masson. She caused his temperature to rise due to his, not her amourous urges. This woman, as virtuous as she was beautiful, resisted without surrendering to his untimely pursuit. The unfortunate husband was desperate, and on 20 June, after the Sunday Mass at Lachenaie, stated before the assembly that he would kill 'the said Plaintiff with a gun...''
'Pierre Roy was dragged before the court. The judge, Migeon de Branssat, questioned the lovesick man for four days. It was then that Roy, wounded in his pride, stated that he had retained favors from Marie-Therese Hunault, wife of Guillaume Leclerc; from Elisabeth and Anne Charbonneau; from Marie-Anne Goguet, wife of Jean Groust; and from Catherine...Read MORE...
1684 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse LECLERC was born 9 March 1684, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
Marie-Thérèse was 21 years old.
1689
Therese Huneault dit Deschamps, married to Guillaume Leclerc, and mother of infants, according to her record of burial, was 'killed cruelly in her barn by Iroquois, at La Chenaye, on August 7, 1689,' three days after the terrible massacre at Lachine.
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Therese Huneault dit Deschamps, married to Guillaume Leclerc, and mother of infants, according to her record of burial, was 'killed cruelly in her barn by Iroquois, at La Chenaye, on August 7, 1689,' three days after the terrible massacre at Lachine.
www.bryv.us/ images/ Captured%20by%20the%20Iroquois.htm
17 August 1689
Lachenaie, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 26.
1689 Birth of ChildCatherine LECLERC was born 14 June 1689 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.
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