Document Gallery
These primary sources tell Marie Lorgueil's story across 66 years and two countries. Each document has been analyzed according to BCG standards, evaluated for reliability, and correlated with other evidence to build a complete life narrative. Click any image to view larger.
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Marie's Life Events
The anchor documents tracing Marie from birth to death
Baptism Record
Parish of Sainte-Croix. Parents: Pierre d'Orgueil (shoemaker) and Marie Bruelle. THE ANCHOR DOCUMENT correcting 4-year age error.
Bordeaux GG 205
Marriage Record
Notre-Dame de Montréal. Bride stated age 16 (actually 20). THE STRATEGIC DECEPTION captured in official record.
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Royal Census
Hunault household: Toussaint, Marie, 6 children. All ages match baptism records. INDEPENDENT VALIDATION.
LAC RG 31
Widow Settlement
Estate settlement following Toussaint's death. Marie exercises dower rights under Custom of Paris. LEGAL AGENCY.
BAnQ Notarial
Burial Record
Notre-Dame de Montréal. Age approximately 66. Closes 66-year documentary arc begun at Bordeaux baptism.
BAnQ DrouinChildren's Baptisms (1655-1676)
21 years of motherhood documented child by child
Thècle (Child #1)
First child. Unusual name suggesting devotion to Saint Thecla. Marie age 21 (community believed 17).
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André (Child #2)
First son. ~24-month spacing from Thècle. Age in 1666 census (8) validates approximate date.
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Jeanne (Child #3)
Third child. 15-month spacing—shorter interval suggesting intensive childbearing.
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Pierre (Child #4)
Fourth child. Godfather Mathurin Cruyeux indicates family's community integration.
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Marie-Thérèse (Child #5)
Fifth child. Would later replicate mother's age-deception strategy at own 1676 marriage. PATTERN EVIDENCE.
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Mathurin (Child #6)
Sixth child. Named after father's middle name. Last confirmed baptism before 12-year gap.
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Francoise (Child #7)
Seventh child.
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Toussaint (Child #8)
Eighth child.
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Toussaint (Child #9)
Ninth child.
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Charles (Child #10)
Final child. Marie age 42.
BAnQ DrouinPattern Evidence: Daughter's Age Deception
Marie-Thérèse replicates her mother's strategy in 1676
Marriage Contract
Notary Basset, act 1311. Bride states age 24. Actually 13 years, 6 months. 10+ year discrepancy.
BAnQ Notarial
Marriage Ceremony
Notre-Dame de Montréal. Bride age again stated as 24. Actually 13 years, 9 months. FAMILY STRATEGY CONFIRMED.
BAnQ DrouinFrench Family Records
Marie's origins in Bordeaux, France
Sibling Baptism
Marquize, baptized February 5, 1614, in Saint Léger de Cognac. The mother's name is Bruère. Godfather: Jacques Robert; Godmother: Marquize Vigier. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
Bordeaux GG series
Father's Occupation
Pierre d'Orgueil recorded as shoemaker (cordonnier) in the baptism of Jehanne, baptized July 5 1617 in Cognac. Establishes family's artisan class status. The mother is named Bruère. Godfather: Bernard Veillon, shoemaker, and godmother: Jehanne Hunault.
Bordeaux
Sibling Baptism
Jehanne, baptized on August 2, 1621, in Cognac. Her mother's name is Bruelle. Godfather: Jehan Girault; godmother: Jehanne Merlet. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
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Sibling Baptism
Guillemette, baptized on October 19, 1623, in Cognac. Her mother's name was Bruère. Her godfather was Jehan Bruère and her godmother was Guillemette Duiour (Dujour), wife of Pierre Branger. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
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Sibling Baptism
Françoyse, baptized November 11, 1627 in Cognac. Her mother's name is Brette. Godfather: Jehan Jarlant; godmother: Françoyse Thabois. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
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Sibling Baptism
Michel, son of Pierre Orgueil and Marie Bruelle, was baptized on October 10, 1630, at Sainte Marguerite Church in La Rochelle. His godfather was Michel de Borteyry (according to his signature) and his godmother was Marguerite Goset. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
LaRochelle
Sibling Baptism
Marguerite, daughter of Pierre Orgueil and Marie Bruère, born on the 20th at 7:00 PM, was baptized on April 25, 1638, at Sainte Croix Church in Bordeaux. Her godfather was Pierre Derouard and her godmother was Marguerite Faurie. One of 7+ sibling baptisms establishing family identity. Parents Pierre d'Orgueil and Marie Bruelle confirmed across multiple records.
Bordeaux GG SeriesRead the Full Story
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June 15, 1634 Baptism Marie Lorgeuil On that day, Marie, daughter of Pierre Orgueille and Marie Bruelle, was baptized. Godfather: Claude T???, godmother: Marie Frugeaut. She was born on the 14th at 11 o'clock in the morning.
1634 Baptism Marie Lorgueil
1654 Marriage Marie Lorgueil
1655 Baptism Thecle Hunault
1657 Baptism Andre Hunault
1658 Baptism Jeanne Hunault
1660 Baptism Pierre Hunault
1663 Baptism Marie Therese Hunault
1664 Baptism Mathurin Hunault
1666 Census Hunault Family
1667 Baptism Francois Hunault
1671 Baptism Toussaint Hunault
1673 Baptism Toussaint Hunault
1676 Baptism Charles
1676 Contract of Marriage Marie Therese Hunault ss
1676 Marriage Marie Therese Hunault ss
1676 Marriage Marie Therese Hunault Source Info
1691 Widow Settlement
1700 Burial Marie Lorgeuil
Marquize, baptized February 5, 1614, in Saint Léger de Cognac. The mother's name is Bruère. Godfather: Jacques Robert; Godmother: Marquize Vigier.
1617 Baptism Jehanne establishes Pierre as shoemaker
August 2, 1621 Sibling Baptism Jehanne Jehanne, baptized on August 2, 1621, in Cognac. Her mother's name is Bruelle. Godfather: Jehan Girault; godmother: Jehanne Merlet.
October 19, 1623 Sibling Baptism Guillemette Guillemette, baptized on October 19, 1623, in Cognac. Her mother's name was Bruère. Her godfather was Jehan Bruère and her godmother was Guillemette Duiour (Dujour), wife of Pierre Branger.
1627 Sibling Baptism Francoyse Françoyse, baptized November 11, 1627 in Cognac. Her mother's name is Brette. Godfather: Jehan Jarlant; godmother: Françoyse Thabois.
1630 Sibling Baptism Michel Michel, son of Pierre Orgueil and Marie Bruelle, was baptized on October 10, 1630, at Sainte Marguerite Church in La Rochelle. His godfather was Michel de Borteyry (according to his signature) and his godmother was Marguerite Goset.
1638 Sibling Baptism Marguerite Marguerite, daughter of Pierre Orgueil and Marie Bruère, born on the 20th at 7:00 PM, was baptized on April 25, 1638, at Sainte Croix Church in Bordeaux. Her godfather was Pierre Derouard and her godmother was Marguerite Faurie.
