Jeanne
LEBER
Born
4 January 1662
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
Died
3 October 1714
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
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Jeanne LEBER was born 4 January 1662 in Montréal, Canada, New France
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert LEBER dit LAROSE and Collette CAVELIER (maternal) Pierre LEMOINE (LEMOYNE) and Judith DUCHESNEJeanne LEBER died 3 October 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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1662 Birth 4 January 1662
Montréal, Canada, New France
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LE BER, JEANNE, famed recluse; b. 4 Jan., 1662 at Montreal, daughter of Jacques Le Ber and Jeanne Le Moyne; d. 3 Oct. 1714 at Montreal.
Jeanne Le Ber was baptized the day she was born by Abbé Gabriel Souart*, Maisonneuve [Chomedey*] being her godfather and Jeanne Mance* her godmother. At an early age she was interested in a religious vocation and frequently visited Jeanne Mance and the Hospitallers. To complete her formal education she spent three years, 1674 to 1677, as a boarder with the Ursulines in Quebec where her aunt, Marie Le Ber de l’Annonciation, taught. The Ursulines were impressed by her many acts of self-denial and were disappointed when, at the age of 15, she returned to her family in Montreal. She was a pensive, withdrawn, and introverted young lady, who daily spent much time in prayer and in adoration of the Sacrament. A friendship with Marguerite Bourgeoys* was greatly to influence her future.
Jeanne Le Ber seemed to savour the social status of her family,...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
LE BER, JEANNE, famed recluse; b. 4 Jan., 1662 at Montreal, daughter of Jacques Le Ber and Jeanne Le Moyne; d. 3 Oct. 1714 at Montreal.
Jeanne Le Ber was baptized the day she was born by Abbé Gabriel Souart*, Maisonneuve [Chomedey*] being her godfather and Jeanne Mance* her godmother. At an early age she was interested in a religious vocation and frequently visited Jeanne Mance and the Hospitallers. To complete her formal education she spent three years, 1674 to 1677, as a boarder with the Ursulines in Quebec where her aunt, Marie Le Ber de l’Annonciation, taught. The Ursulines were impressed by her many acts of self-denial and were disappointed when, at the age of 15, she returned to her family in Montreal. She was a pensive, withdrawn, and introverted young lady, who daily spent much time in prayer and in adoration of the Sacrament. A friendship with Marguerite Bourgeoys* was greatly to influence her future.
Jeanne Le Ber seemed to savour the social status of her family,...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1714 Death 3 October 1714
Montréal, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 52.
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