Individual Details
Marguerite Binaudière
(1641 - 11 May 1705)
Fille du Roi / King's Daughter
Marguerite Binaudière was born in 1641 in Chartres, a city in the fertile Beauce region of France, long known for its religious and cultural heritage [1]. Like many women of her time who sought greater opportunities, Marguerite answered the royal call to immigrate to New France as one of the Filles du Roi—young women sponsored by King Louis XIV to help populate and stabilize the French colony in North America [2].
These royal daughters played an essential role in the foundation of colonial life, bringing with them not only dowries but also the fortitude to help build homes, families, and communities in a new and often harsh environment. Marguerite’s participation in this program reflected both her personal resolve and her willingness to contribute to a larger colonial vision.
On 1 December 1688, at the age of 47, Marguerite married Claude Guyon in the parish of Ste-Famille, located on Île d’Orléans, an early center of settlement near Québec City [3]. Her relatively late marriage suggests that she may have supported herself independently for many years before entering into this union, a life path not uncommon among older Filles du Roi who chose to remain single until the right circumstances arose.
Marguerite lived out the remainder of her days in Ste-Famille, where she contributed to the life of the parish and the Guyon household. She passed away there on 11 May 1705, at the age of 64 [4]. Though her story is modest, it is emblematic of the thousands of women who quietly shaped the social and familial foundations of New France.
Footnotes
1. Parish records of Chartres, Beauce, France, ca. 1641.
2. Immigration registers, Filles du Roi program, 1663–1673.
3. Marriage register, Ste-Famille Parish, Île d’Orléans, 1688.
4. Burial register, Ste-Famille Parish, Île d’Orléans, 1705.
Marguerite Binaudière was born in 1641 in Chartres, a city in the fertile Beauce region of France, long known for its religious and cultural heritage [1]. Like many women of her time who sought greater opportunities, Marguerite answered the royal call to immigrate to New France as one of the Filles du Roi—young women sponsored by King Louis XIV to help populate and stabilize the French colony in North America [2].
These royal daughters played an essential role in the foundation of colonial life, bringing with them not only dowries but also the fortitude to help build homes, families, and communities in a new and often harsh environment. Marguerite’s participation in this program reflected both her personal resolve and her willingness to contribute to a larger colonial vision.
On 1 December 1688, at the age of 47, Marguerite married Claude Guyon in the parish of Ste-Famille, located on Île d’Orléans, an early center of settlement near Québec City [3]. Her relatively late marriage suggests that she may have supported herself independently for many years before entering into this union, a life path not uncommon among older Filles du Roi who chose to remain single until the right circumstances arose.
Marguerite lived out the remainder of her days in Ste-Famille, where she contributed to the life of the parish and the Guyon household. She passed away there on 11 May 1705, at the age of 64 [4]. Though her story is modest, it is emblematic of the thousands of women who quietly shaped the social and familial foundations of New France.
Footnotes
1. Parish records of Chartres, Beauce, France, ca. 1641.
2. Immigration registers, Filles du Roi program, 1663–1673.
3. Marriage register, Ste-Famille Parish, Île d’Orléans, 1688.
4. Burial register, Ste-Famille Parish, Île d’Orléans, 1705.
Events
| Birth | 1641 | Chartres, Beauce, France |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Dec 1688 | Ste-Famille, Iles-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada - Claude Guyon | | ||
| Death | 11 May 1705 | Ste-Famille, Iles-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Claude Guyon (1629 - 1694) |
Endnotes
1. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Albert Jean Joseph Perreault," pp. 1-361; Unpublished family tree, 2024-07-26, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
2. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Albert Jean Joseph Perreault," pp. 1-361; Unpublished family tree, 2024-07-26, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
3. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Albert Jean Joseph Perreault," pp. 1-361; Unpublished family tree, 2024-07-26, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
4. René Jetté, Professor, historian, demographer and Quebec genealogist., Genealogical Dictionary of Quebec Families Dating to 1730 (Montréal, Quebec, Canada: University of Montreal Press, 1983), .