Catherine MERLOT

Born

8 March 1716 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1800 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

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Joachim MERLOT Jeanne MARTIN dite LANGEVIN

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Born: 8 March 1716 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joachim MERLOT

Mother: Jeanne MARTIN dite LANGEVIN

Paternal grandparents: André MERLOT LE PETIT LARAMÉE , Marie ROY

Maternal grandparents: François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN , Catherine GOYER dite BELISLE

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Catherine married Pierre VALOIS 26 October 1750 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VALOIS was born 15 October 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Pierre died 2 April 1806 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Pierre was the child of Pierre VALOIS and Clemence GIRARD.

Catherine MERLOT died 22 April 1800 in Vaudreuil, Lower 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre VALOIS
Marriage date: 26 October 1750
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre VALOIS was the child of Pierre VALOIS and Clemence GIRARD

Children of Pierre VALOIS and Catherine MERLOT

Clemence VALOIS

Born: 5 September 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques-Philppe DORÉ 17 October 1768 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1716
8 March 1716
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1750 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MERLOT and Pierre VALOIS 26 October 1750 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 34 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Clemence VALOIS was born 5 September 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 35 years old.

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

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Clemence VALOIS married 17 October 1768 , Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Philppe DORÉ

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.