Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Born

7 July 1731 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1802 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Celeste married Jacques BLOUIN 10 August 1761 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques BLOUIN was born 12 March 1733 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Jacques died 20 June 1820 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada. Jacques was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN and Catherine JAHAN .

Parents & Family of Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Parents of Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Father

Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Mother

Marie DAVID dite PONTIF

Grandparents of Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Paternal grandparents

Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) Marie-Madeleine GUYON

Maternal grandparents

Jean DAVID Marie-Anne PREVOST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON) married

Jacques BLOUIN
Marriage date: 10 August 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada
Jacques BLOUIN was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN and Catherine JAHAN

Children of Jacques BLOUIN and Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Etienne BLOUIN

Born: 11 January 1765, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 November 1825, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Abondance TREMBLAY 25 July 1815 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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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 — 1731
7 July 1731
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Celeste ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Jacques BLOUIN 10 August 1761 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 30 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne BLOUIN was born 11 January 1765, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Celeste was 33 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.