Marie-Catherine SIROIS

Born

13 February 1721 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1785 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Born: 13 February 1721 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

Mother: Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) , Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Marie-Catherine married Guillaume MALENFANT 31 July 1751 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume MALENFANT was born 21 March 1709 in St-Aubin-des-Preaux, France. Guillaume died 4 May 1758 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).

Marie-Catherine SIROIS died 20 December 1785 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Catherine SIROIS married

Guillaume MALENFANT
Marriage date: 31 July 1751
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Guillaume MALENFANT and Marie-Catherine SIROIS

Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT

Born: 28 December 1751, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1835, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève MICHAUD 11 January 1773 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1721
13 February 1721
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine SIROIS and Guillaume MALENFANT 31 July 1751, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT was born 28 December 1751, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume MALENFANT died 4 May 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT married 11 January 1773 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Geneviève MICHAUD

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.