Louise-Catherine LEFORT

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6 January 1756 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

12 April 1843 , Yamaska, Canada East

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Louis LEFORT Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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Born: 6 January 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Louis LEFORT

Mother: Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) , Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET

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Louise-Catherine married Joseph ST-GERMAIN 16 February 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph ST-GERMAIN was born 2 June 1752 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph died 16 July 1832 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE.

Louise-Catherine LEFORT died 12 April 1843 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Louise-Catherine LEFORT married

Joseph ST-GERMAIN
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ST-GERMAIN was the child of Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Children of Joseph ST-GERMAIN and Louise-Catherine LEFORT

Louis ST-GERMAIN

Born: 12 April 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 January 1866, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Marguerite PETRIN 23 October 1809 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Dorothee ST-GERMAIN

Born: 21 December 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis PARENT 28 October 1811 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel ST-GERMAIN

Born: 28 February 1794, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie PARENT 5 November 1821 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1756
6 January 1756
Sorel, 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.

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 / Partner
Louise-Catherine LEFORT and Joseph ST-GERMAIN 16 February 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Louis ST-GERMAIN was born 12 April 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Catherine was 29 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Dorothee ST-GERMAIN was born 21 December 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Catherine was 36 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Michel ST-GERMAIN was born 28 February 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Catherine was 38 years old.

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Louis ST-GERMAIN married 23 October 1809, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite PETRIN

1811 Marriage of Child
Dorothee ST-GERMAIN married 28 October 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis PARENT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Michel ST-GERMAIN married 5 November 1821, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie PARENT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)