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Died
30 November 1705 Batiscan, Canada, New France
Catherine  married  Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 2 September 1663 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX  was born 21 January 1640 in Igé, Orne, Normandy, France.  Antoine died 5 December 1706 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  Antoine was the child of Julien Gilles (Jules) TROTTIER and Catherine LOISEAU .

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Catherine  married  Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 2 September 1663 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX  was born 21 January 1640 in Igé, Orne, Normandy, France.  Antoine died 5 December 1706 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  Antoine was the child of Julien Gilles (Jules) TROTTIER and Catherine LOISEAU.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine LEFEBVRE

Catherine LEFEBVRE married immigrant flag male ancestor Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX
Marriage date: 2 September 1663
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX was the child of Julien Gilles (Jules) TROTTIER and Catherine LOISEAU

Marriage notes:
According to PRDH, a marriage contract was signed between Antoine Trottier and Catherine Lefebvre at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada in 1663.
"Catherine, born in 1648 and married in 1663 to Antoine Trottier des Ruisseaux. This family settled in Batiscan."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 139
"Gilles-Antoine (1640-1706), married in 1663 to Catherine Lefebvre. He was a prominent merchant in Batiscan, formed fur trading associations and became very rich. The majority of the inhabitants of Trois-Rivieres wer indebted to him. He has numerous descendants."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 211


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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1648 - Baptism
Baptism found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection

4 Dec 1648

Catherine Lefebvre

parents: Petro Lefebvre and Joanna Auneau
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BirthBirth — 1648
4 December 1648
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
marriage1663 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEFEBVRE and Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 2 September 1663, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 14 years old.
1671 Birth of Child
Michel-Louis TROTTIER dit BEAUBIEN was born 3 June 1671 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Catherine was 22 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TROTTIER was born 28 July 1678, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Catherine was 29 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Batiscan
Antoine Trottier (sieur des Ruisseaux), 42
Catherine Lefebure, sa femme, 33
enfants:
Joseph, 13
Michel, 10
Pierre, 8
Noel, 7
Francois, 5
Marie, 3
Antoine, 1
Elizabeth, servante, 14

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of Child
Antoine TROTTIER dit POMBERT was born 12 January 1681, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Catherine was 32 years old.
1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX was born 22 April 1682 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Catherine was 33 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER was born 21 June 1685, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 36 years old.
1687 Birth of Child
Julien TROTTIER dit DESRIVIÈRES was born 19 June 1687, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 38 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX was born 21 October 1688, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 39 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Paul TROTTIER was born 30 September 1692, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 43 years old.
1696 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER died 8 March 1696, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 47 years old.
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TROTTIER married 3 May 1696, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Jean CUILLERIER
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX married 8 June 1697, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Raymond MARTEL DELACHESNAYE
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Pierre TROTTIER dit DESAULNIERS married 10 December 1699, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France to Catherine CHAREST
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Joseph TROTTIER married 18 February 1700, Montréal, Canada, New France to Françoise CUILLERIER dite DESRUISSEAUX
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Michel-Louis TROTTIER dit BEAUBIEN married 3 May 1700, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Agnes GODEFROY
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Noel TROTTIER dit LABISSONNIÈRE married 10 January 1702, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Marguerite-Thérèse FAFARD dite LONGVAL
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
François-Marie TROTTIER dit BELCOURT married 6 February 1703, La-Pérade, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne GOUIN
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