Madeleine de Verchères
Madeleine de Verchères | |
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Louis-Philippe Hébert's monument to Madeleine de Verchères at Verchères, Quebec in 1919 | |
| Born | Marie-Madeleine Jarret de Verchères 3 March 1678 |
| Died | 8 August 1747 (aged 69) |
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| Relatives | Pierre Jarret de Verchères (brother) |
Marie-Madeleine Jarret, known as Madeleine de Verchères (French pronunciation: [madəlɛn də vɛʁʃɛʁ]; 3 March 1678 – 8 August 1747) was a woman of New France (modern Quebec) credited with repelling a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old.