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Jeanne St. Laurent | |
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 St. Laurent during her wedding in 1908 | |
| Born | Jeanne Renault (1886-10-22)October 22, 1886 Beauceville, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Died | November 14, 1966(1966-11-14) (aged 80) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Saint Thomas d'Aquin Cemetery,Compton, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Jeanne St. Laurent (néeRenault; October 22, 1886 – November 14, 1966) was the wife ofLouis St. Laurent, the 12thPrime Minister of Canada.
Renault was born inBeauceville, Quebec.[2] Her parents were Pierre-Ferdinand Renault (1853–1912) and Amanda Montminy (1853–1922). Pierre-Ferdinand Renault was a Beauceville businessman (originally fromSte-Claire-de-Dorchester, Quebec) and changed his family name from Renaud.
Renault met Louis St. Laurent at a party inQuebec City in 1906 while he was working as a lawyer,[3] and they married in 1908. They had five children together, two sons and three daughters.[2] In 1951, she moved the family toOttawa, after the government purchased an official prime-ministerial residence at24 Sussex Drive. She would tour with her husband, but she refused to fly and never became reconciled to living in Ottawa.[3]
