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                520 Livres for a Murdered Husband
            
                Key Events: 1689-1700
            
                                    AUGUST 17, 1689
                                
                                    Daughter Murdered by Iroquois
                                
                                    Marie-Thérèse Hunault (age 26) killed during Iroquois raid on Lachenaie settlement. Marie loses adult daughter to colonial violence. First major tragedy.
                                
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                                    SEPTEMBER 13, 1690
                                
                                    ⭐ Husband Murdered by Baron
                                
                                    Gabriel Dumont, Baron de Blaignac (Lieutenant of Marines) runs Toussaint Hunault through with sword in Montreal streets. Baron flees immediately. Only 13 months after daughter's murder.
                                
                                    Marie's New Reality:

                                    Age 56 • 8 children • No income • Existing debt • Murderer fled
                                    
                                    LATE 1690 / EARLY 1691
                                
                                    Marie & Children File Suit
                                
                                    Marie and her children file lawsuit against Baron de Blaignac in Royal Jurisdiction of Montreal. They act—refusing to accept murder without legal response.
                                
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                                    1691 (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN)
                                
                                    🌟 THE WIDOW'S SETTLEMENT
                                
                                    Marie and children sell all legal rights to merchant Charles de Couagne.
                                
WHAT MARIE RECEIVED:
520 LIVRES (cash)
+ Complete debt forgiveness
WHAT MARIE GAVE UP:

                                        • All inheritance rights

                                        • All rights to damages from lawsuit

                                        • Any future claims against Baron
                                    
                                    JANUARY 10, 1694
                                
                                    Son Pierre Sues for Property Damage
                                
                                    Marie's son files lawsuit over damaged oxen (valued ~200-300 livres). Provides economic context for mother's 520 livres settlement.
                                
                                    JUNE 1699
                                
                                    Son Toussaint Arrested for Illegal Trading
                                
                                    Marie (age 65) witnesses son's criminal trial while living with André in Varennes. Family continues navigating colonial legal system.
                                
                                    NOVEMBER 29, 1700
                                
                                    Marie Lorgueil Dies
                                
                                    Varennes, New France. Age 66. Natural causes. Surrounded by family. Lived 10 years as widow.
                                
                                        Legacy: 8 children survived her

                                        Descendants: Thousands today

                                        Justice: Never saw Baron punished
                                    
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13
Months between daughter's murder and husband's murder
520
Livres Marie received in settlement (1691)
10
Years Marie lived as widow (1690-1700)
0
Evidence Baron de Blaignac was ever punished

            📅 Timeline Context: What Was Happening in New France
        
                1689-1697: King William's War

                First of the French and Indian Wars. Iroquois raids on French settlements (including attack that killed Marie's daughter). Colonial life marked by frontier violence.
            
                1690: Population of New France

                Approximately 12,000 French colonists in all of New France. Montreal had fewer than 1,500 residents. Small, tight-knit community where everyone knew about the Baron's crime.
            
                1690s: Filles du Roi Legacy

                Marie arrived as a Fille du Roi in 1654. By 1690s, first generation of colonial children (like Marie's 8) were adults starting their own families. Colony transitioning from frontier to established settlement.