Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Born

9 April 1742 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1815 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

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Born: 9 April 1742 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Parents of Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Father

Louis LEMERLE

Mother

Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Grandparents of Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Paternal grandparents

Jean LEMERLE Marie HUDDE

Maternal grandparents

Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) Marie-Marguerite RENAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise-Catherine married Gabriel DESROCHERS 5 June 1757 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel DESROCHERS was born 17 September 1729 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Gabriel was the child of Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE.

Louise-Catherine LEMERLE died 10 January 1815 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Louise-Catherine LEMERLE married

Gabriel DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 5 June 1757
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Gabriel DESROCHERS was the child of Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Children of Gabriel DESROCHERS and Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Born: 15 August 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 8 May 1799, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: François BOISVERT 17 August 1778 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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 — 1742
9 April 1742
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louise-Catherine LEMERLE and Gabriel DESROCHERS 5 June 1757, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 15 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE was born 15 August 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louise-Catherine was 18 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE married 17 August 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada to François BOISVERT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Death of Child
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE died 8 May 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louise-Catherine was 57 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1815
10 January 1815
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 72.

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