Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Born

21 April 1729 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

7 April 1781 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine married Etienne CONTANT 20 January 1749 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne CONTANT was born 7 June 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France . Etienne died 27 April 1817 in Lachenaie, Lower Canada . Etienne was the child of Étienne CONTANT and Marie-Françoise BAZINET .

Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Parents of Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Father

Jacques DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Mother

Catherine HUBOULT dite DESLONGCHAMPS (HUBOU)

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Robert DUPRAC Marguerite VACHON

Maternal grandparents

Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) Catherine GOULET

m. Contant Etienne

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC) married

Etienne CONTANT
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Etienne CONTANT was the child of Étienne CONTANT and Marie-Françoise BAZINET

Children of Etienne CONTANT and Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Nicolas-Charles CONTANT

Born: 31 December 1760, Lachenaie, Canada
Died: 15 December 1847, Lachenaie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 16 June 1791 Place: Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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

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Birth — 1729
21 April 1729
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine DUPRAS (DUPRAC) and Etienne CONTANT 20 January 1749, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 19 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Charles CONTANT was born 31 December 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Catherine was 31 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.