Catherine PENISSON

Born

16 May 1744 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1825 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 16 May 1744 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Catherine PENISSON

Father

Jean-Marie PENISSON

Mother

Marie-Catherine MONET

Grandparents of Catherine PENISSON

Paternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste PENISSON Elisabeth-Isabelle COTIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean MONET dit BOISMENU Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

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

Catherine married Joseph HARNOIS 27 February 1764 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph HARNOIS was born 31 July 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Joseph died 4 November 1815 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph-Antoine HARNOIS and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR).

Catherine PENISSON died 31 December 1825 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine PENISSON

Catherine PENISSON married

Joseph HARNOIS
Marriage date: 27 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph HARNOIS was the child of Joseph-Antoine HARNOIS and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Children of Joseph HARNOIS and Catherine PENISSON

Joseph-Louis HARNOIS

Born: 25 June 1780, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith TETREAULT 29 September 1800 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1744
16 May 1744
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PENISSON and Joseph HARNOIS 27 February 1764, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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.