Catherine LONGTIN

Born

4 September 1723 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel LONGTIN dit JÉRÔME Catherine-Charlotte BERTRAND

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Born: 4 September 1723 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Michel LONGTIN dit JÉRÔME

Mother: Catherine-Charlotte BERTRAND

Paternal grandparents: Jérôme LONGTIN , Catherine MARIE dite STE-MARIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean BERTRAND , Charlotte BÉRARD

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Catherine married Pierre GAGNE 17 February 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GAGNE was born 11 April 1718 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 23 October 1778 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne). Pierre was the child of Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE and Anne-Jeanne TESSIER.

Catherine LONGTIN died 12 August 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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 LONGTIN married

Pierre GAGNE
Marriage date: 17 February 1749
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre GAGNE was the child of Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE and Anne-Jeanne TESSIER

Children of Pierre GAGNE and Catherine LONGTIN

Rene-Amable GAGNE

Born: 27 September 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie HAMELIN 8 October 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1723
4 September 1723
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LONGTIN and Pierre GAGNE 17 February 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Birth of Child
Rene-Amable GAGNE was born 27 September 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 36 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.