Brisard Marguerite^[1]

1728 - 1805  (76 years)

• Name	Brisard Marguerite
  Birth	23 Dec 1728	Maskinongé, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	09 Sep 1805	Berthier-en-Haut, Bas-Canada   [1]
  Notes	[[Category:Maskinongé, Canada, Nouvelle-France]] == Biography == ===Birth and Early Life==='''Marguerite Brisar''' was born on December 23, 1728, baptized on the 26th in Maskinongé,(today in Québec, Canada), daughter of [[Brisard-9|Jean Baptiste Brisar]], a soldier, and of [[Gerlaise-16|Marie Anne Degerlais]]. Her godfather was Jean Baptiste Fleury, her godmother Marie Anne Lupien, the priest J. Salvien Boucher officiating. [https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/25436 Bapt. IGD] Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription) Birth, Death, Marriage, Siblings PRDH-IGD Family of Rene COUTU and Marguerite BRISARD ST GERMAIN. Couple # 26837 Marguerite was the 6th of 7 known children born to Jean Baptiste and Marie Anne. Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription) Birth, Death, Marriage, Siblings PRDH-IGD Family of Jean Baptiste BRISARD ST GERMAIN and Marie Anne DESJARLAIS STAMAND. Couple # 11711 Her father was buried on September 25th 1732, when Marguerite was 3.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/135503 Sépulture-Funeral Jean Baptiste Brisar dit St-Germain IGD] When Marguerite was about age 7, her mother remarried in 1736 to widower [[Foucault-32| Jean Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE]]. Together they had 2 known children; half-siblings to Marguerite . Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription) Birth, Death, Marriage, Siblings PRDH-IGD Family of Jean Baptiste FOUCAULT COURCHESNE and Marie Anne DESJARLAIS STAMAND. Couple # 19690 ===Marriage and Children===Marguerite St-Germain, daughter of Jean St-Germain and of Marie Anne Gerlais, married René Cottu, son of Daniel Cottu and of Catherine Sansfaçon, on January 28, 1749 in St-Joseph church of Maskinongé.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/135493 Marriage image IGD] Together they had 12 known children : # René (b. 1749-10-28; d. 1804-03-12) # Marie Anne 1751-10-16; m. 1780-11-21; d. 1815-10-07) # Geneviève (b. 1753-12-25; d. 1829-05-19) # Marguerite (b. 1755-10-21; m. 1789-01-12; d. 1824-05-06) # Marie Louise (b. 1757-03-30; d. 1759-10-10) died young # Marie Madeleine (b. 1759-04-12; d. 1823-12-30) # Marie Rose ( b. 1761-03-04; m. 1787-07-02; d. 1846-08-25) # Louis (b. 1763-07-03; m. 1791-05-16; d. 1832-08-20) # Corentin Rene (b. 1765-05-10; d. 1766-03-13) died young # Michel (b. 1765-05-10; m. 1801-06-01; d. 1829-05-17) # Basile (b. 1768-04-18; d. 1771-06-22) died young# Ambroise (b. 1770-07-31; m. 1805-10-07; d. 1830-02-27) Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription) Birth, Death, Marriage, Siblings PRDH-IGD Family of Rene COUTU and Marguerite BRISARD ST GERMAIN. Couple # 26837 ===Death and Burial===René Coutu, husband of Marguerite Brizard, died on 14 February 1781 and was buried on the 15th in Berthier-en-Haut, the record giving him 62 years of age.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/366003 Sépulture-Funeral René Coutu image IGD] Marguerite Brizard, widow of René Coutu, died on September 9th 1805 and was buried on the 10th in Berthier-en-Haut, the record giving her 77 years of age. Cited present were her sons Michel and Ambroise Coutu.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/2376484 Sépulture-Funeral image IGD] ''This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?'' == 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 Profile created by [[Boulay-121 | Timothy Boulay]], Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
  Person ID	I60575	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Brisard Jean Baptiste,   b. Abt 1675, Champagnolles, Saintonge, France d. 25 Sep 1732, Maskinongé, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gerlaise Marie Anne,   b. 26 Jan 1698, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. Abt 1790, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 Mar 1714	Trois-Rivières, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Family ID	F26918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cottu René,   b. 30 Jan 1719   d. 14 Feb 1781 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1749	Maskinongé, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Family ID	F26820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  [S1749] Merged from Branchaud-718755_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 21:00.