[1] At a young age, she and other Kaskaskia women in her village felt drawn to Christianity, as preached by the Jesuit missionary Jacques Gravier.
Aco converted to Catholicism, which a contemporary observer described as an impressive change to the rough trader from the frontier: "The first conquest [Aramepinchieue] made for God was to win her husband, who was famous in this Ilinois country for all his debaucheries.
As a married and devoted Catholic woman, Aramepinchieue took as "special patronesses… the Christian Ladies who have sanctified themselves in the state of matrimony, — namely, St. Paula, St. Frances, St. Margaret, St. Elizabeth, and St.
"[7] Later on in her life, Aramepinchieue later moved from Fort St. Louis to Cahokia, then closer to the present day town of Kaskaskia.
[4] Rouensa's property included several tracts of land along with "Two houses, 36 by 20 feet, with stone fireplaces that were located within the Kaskaskia village.
The three women probably planted and harvested oats, wheat, and maize, while the male slaves were more likely to work in the fur trade.
She was buried under the floor of the Immaculate Conception parish church in Kaskaskia, the only woman, French or indigenous, given that honor.
[4] After her death, Rouensa's will dictated that her considerable estate, created over many years of hard labor, be shared equally among her children.