Jeanne Renault Saint-Laurent (1887 – November 14, 1966) was the wife of Louis St. Laurent

Louis St. Laurent

Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....

, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...

. She was born in Beauceville, Quebec

Beauceville, Quebec

Beauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....

. Her parents were Pierre-Ferdinand Renault (1853-1912) and Amanda Montminy (1853-1922). Pierre-Ferdinand Renault was a Beauceville businessman (originally from Ste-Claire-de-Dorchester) and changed his family name from Renaud.

Jeanne Renault and Louis St. Laurent married in 1908 after having a relationship two years ago. They had five children together: two sons and three daughters.