The end of a bold woman
Marie De Rainville
She worked alone during 28 years as the mother of this fine family.
She had to manage the property and the prosperity of her generation
with hability, but also with firmness and intelligence.
All this work and worries eventually affected her health.
On avril 29, 1710, she went to notary Dupras in order to transfer
to the labourer Charles Paradis, her land in the village of
St-Michel of Beauport.
The lease was applicable for five years and five verifications of the
property starting on may next. The lawyer reported on the property
of that farm in the following terms:
A barn, rentable lands, meadows, grazing fields, high quality forest,
other items and dependencies. Mr. Paradis has accepted to give in return
26 "minots" of wheat, two "minots" of peas and ten of oats on the 15th
of march each year. He commited himself also at maintaining the fences
and at cutting wood.
This excellent citizen, Marie de Rainville, died and her funeral
took place the next day at Beauport. Her body was placed next
to that of her spouse in the parish cemetery. Witnesses to the
burial were, Jean Parent, Paul Bélanger and many others. she was
66 years old, according to the burial act signed by the parish priest
Étienne Boullard.
The division of the property took place three years later, in the greatest
of harmony. Notary Duprac called together the whole family on october 24,
1714, and told them that all parties wished through undivided desire
to benefit in the land of two acres located at St-Michel of Beauport
situated between those of Nicolas Bellanger and Jean Paradis
Each heir receiving in this manner a strip of two "perches" of frontage.
The young Nicolas, without a doubt the son of Nicolas and Marie Magnan,
draw at random the location of each section.
It was recognised by all the merit of this great woman that was
Marie de Rainville gone in glory and with the greatest of honesty.