Catherine LEROUX

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abt. 1653 , France

Died

3 May 1728 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1653 in France

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Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1670.
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Catherine married Nicolas GOULET abt. 1669 in Québec Province, Canada . The marriage was annulled. Nicolas GOULET was born 14 December 1647 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Nicolas died 24 August 1721 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Nicolas was the child of Jacques GOULET and Marguerite MAILLIER (MEUSLIER) (MULIER).

Catherine married (2) René GOULET 29 October 1670 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
René GOULET was born 27 October 1650 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). René died 28 July 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). René was the child of Jacques GOULET and Marguerite MAILLIER (MEUSLIER) (MULIER).

Catherine LEROUX died 3 May 1728 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Catherine LEROUX married

Nicolas GOULET
Marriage date: abt. 1669
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Nicolas GOULET was the child of Jacques GOULET and Marguerite MAILLIER (MEUSLIER) (MULIER)

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The marriage was annulled.

"...THIS DAUGHTER OF THE KING HAD FIRST SIGNED A MARRIAGE CONTRACT WITH NICOLAS GOULET, THE BROTHER OF HER FUTURE HUSBAND, ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1670."

THOMAS J. LAFOREST

OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME XI, PAGE 88

Children of Nicolas GOULET and Catherine LEROUX

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Catherine LEROUX married

René GOULET
Marriage date: 29 October 1670
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

René GOULET was the child of Jacques GOULET and Marguerite MAILLIER (MEUSLIER) (MULIER)

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LA VISITATION-DE-NOTRE-DAME

"RENE, WAS BAPTIZED AT SILLERY ON 27 OCTOBER 1650. HE WAS THE SECOND OF THE BOYS TO SURVIVE. HE TOOK TO WIFE ONE CATHERINE LEROUX, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE HENRI AND OF ISABELLE CHARTON, ON 29 OCTOBER 1671 AT CHATEAU-RICHER. THIS DAUGHTER OF THE KING HAD FIRST SIGNED A MARRIAGE CONTRACT WITH NICOLAS GOULET, THE BROTHER OF HER FUTURE HUSBAND, ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1670."

THOMAS J. LAFOREST

OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME XI, PAGE 88

groom's name: Rene Goulet

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bride's name: Catherine Leroux

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marriage date: 29 Oct 1670

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

groom's father's name: Jaque Goulet

groom's mother's name: Margueritte Mulier

bride's father's name: Henry Leroux

bride's mother's name: Elisabeth Chardon

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Single

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bride's race: White

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 144

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Rene Goulet and Catherine Leroux, 29 Oct 1670; citing reference P 144, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of René GOULET and Catherine LEROUX

Marguerite GOULET

Born: 1 March 1672, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1748, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Jean HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS 25 November 1688 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Married: Michel FEUILLON (FILION) 20 March 1699 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Catherine GOULET

Born: 26 November 1677 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) 29 May 1694 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie GOULET

Born: 2 February 1687 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine-Ursule GOULET

Born: 23 July 1688, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Thérèse GOULET

Born: 11 April 1691, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1772, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRE 9 November 1705 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Fille du Roi
Leroux, Catherine , m. Goulet, René, Oct. 29, 1670

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1670 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEROUX and René GOULET 29 October 1670, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1670 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1672 Birth of Child
Marguerite GOULET was born 1 March 1672, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1677 Birth of Child
Catherine GOULET was born 26 November 1677 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1687 Birth of Child
Marie GOULET was born 2 February 1687 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1688 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Ursule GOULET was born 23 July 1688, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1688 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GOULET married 25 November 1688, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit DESLONGCHAMPS

1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse GOULET was born 11 April 1691, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1694 Marriage of Child
Catherine GOULET married 29 May 1694 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GOULET married 20 March 1699, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Michel FEUILLON (FILION)

1705 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse GOULET married 9 November 1705 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRE