Catherine MARCIL

Born

abt. 1742 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 August 1823 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Joseph MARCIL Marie-Josephe LANCTOT

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Born: abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph MARCIL

Mother: Marie-Josephe LANCTOT

Paternal grandparents: Charles MARCIL (MARSIL) , Marie-Romaine GERVAIS

Maternal grandparents: François LANCTOT , Claire BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC)

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Catherine married François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 14 November 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 June 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . François was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE.

Catherine MARCIL died 9 August 1823 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Catherine MARCIL married

François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 14 November 1763
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

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François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 11 November 1764, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BETOURNAY 26 November 1792 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 25 November 1768, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TRUDEAU 22 November 1790 Place: Longueuil, 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MARCIL and François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 14 November 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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 Birth of Child
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1764, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 25 November 1768, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE married 22 November 1790, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre TRUDEAU

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

1792 Marriage of Child
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married 26 November 1792, Longueuil, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne BETOURNAY

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

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

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