In 21 years, Marie Lorgueil bore 10 children and raised 8 to adulthood—an extraordinary 80% survival rate in an era when half of all children died young. The 1666 census captures a perfect snapshot: all six children living, ages matching baptism records exactly. Through systematic analysis of baptism records, birth spacing, and documentary gaps, we reconstruct Marie's achievement as a frontier mother. Episode 2 of Marie Lorgueil's complete documented life (1634-1700).

Part of the Storyline Genealogy series: Documentary Biographies