Clement Lerige LAPLANTE was born in 1662 in Gourville, Poitou-Charentes, France. He arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1685. He married Marie Roy 8 Sept 1700 in LaPrairie, Quebec. They had 13 children. Five of the children did not live over a year.
Louis – b, 1701
Marie – b, 1702
Gilbert – b, 1703
Pierre – b, 1704 (Our 6GG)
Rene – b, 1708
Clement – b, 1708
Charlotte – b, 1711
Francois – b, 1713
Paul – b, 1714
Jean Baptiste – b, 1717
Antoine – b, 1719
Rene – 1721 (Names were repeated, if the previous named child had died)
Joseph – 1721
Clement had been rescued from his Seneca Iroquois captors in February 1689, after more than two years in captivity. After returning to Montreal/LaPrairie he was placed in charge of the garrison at St. Lambert, a little north of LaPrairie, across the St Lawrence River from Montreal.
Clement died 5 Dec 1742 in LaPrairie, Quebec. He was 80 years old.
Marie Marguerite ROY was born 25 May 1681 in LaPrairie, Quebec. She died 31 Dec 1757 in LaPrairie. She was 76 years old.