Catherine GUERIN

Born

9 March 1756 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1805 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GUERIN Charlotte DUPUIS

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Born: 9 March 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GUERIN

Mother: Charlotte DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU

Maternal grandparents: François DUPUIS , Marie-Anne ROY

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Catherine married Nicolas GREGOIRE 27 July 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas GREGOIRE was born abt. 1755 in France. Nicolas died 9 October 1794 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .

Catherine GUERIN died 17 November 1805 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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Catherine GUERIN married

Nicolas GREGOIRE
Marriage date: 27 July 1772
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Nicolas GREGOIRE and Catherine GUERIN

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE

Born: 6 June 1788, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1848, Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Married: Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 25 November 1822 Place: Châteauguay, 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 — 1756
9 March 1756
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GUERIN and Nicolas GREGOIRE 27 July 1772 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 16 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE was born 6 June 1788, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Catherine was 32 years old.

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

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