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Marguerite-D'Youville is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Verchères . The RCM was formerly named Lajemmerais Regional County Municipality, after Christophe du Frost de Lajemmerais, the father of Marguerite d'Youville.
- 347.10 km 2 (134.02 sq mi)
- 80,313 (+3.6% from 2016)
- 41.6 (M: 40.8, F: 42.0)
- 231.4/km 2 (599/sq mi)
She was born Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais in 1701 at Varennes, Quebec, the oldest daughter of Christophe du Frost, Sieur de la Gesmerays (1661–1708) and Marie-Renée Gaultier de Varennes.
Lajemmerais is an area in Quebec, Canada. Lajemmerais is situated close to the area Sainte-Anne and the locality La Saline. Map.
Mar 2, 2008 · Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, née Dufrost de Lajemmerais (born 15 October 1701 in Varennes, Quebec; died 23 December 1771 in Montreal). D'Youville was the founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général de Montréal, also known as the Grey Nuns .
Since 1959, many scholars have written biographies about the life of Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais (d’Youville), who was canonized in 1990 to become the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.
( née Dufrost de Lajemmerais). Foundress of the Gray Nuns, or Sisters of Charity, born at Varennes, near Montreal, 15 October, 1701, of Christophe-D. de L. and Renee de Varennes, the sister of Laverendrye, discoverer of the Rocky Mountains; d. 23 December, 1771.
Lajemmerais is a locality in Montérégie, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec. Lajemmerais is situated nearby to Sainte-Anne and La Saline. Mapcarta, the open map.
