Catherine
CHAPAIS
Born
3 December 1745
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died
12 April 1823
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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Born: 3 December 1745 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS
Mother:
Brigitte LÉVESQUE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE
, Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste CARON 7 January 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 4 April 1741 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste died 16 January 1812 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Charles CARON and Marie-Josephe GAULIN (GOLIN).
Catherine CHAPAIS died 12 April 1823 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Catherine CHAPAIS
Catherine CHAPAIS married 
Jean-Baptiste CARON
Marriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Charles CARON and Marie-Josephe GAULIN (GOLIN)
Jean-Baptiste CARONMarriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Charles CARON and Marie-Josephe GAULIN (GOLIN)
Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON and Catherine CHAPAIS
Marie-Catherine CARONBorn: 28 April 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1840, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 6 February 1840, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Married: Joseph BOIS 26 September 1797 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17453 December 1745
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.
1765 Marriage / PartnerCatherine CHAPAIS and Jean-Baptiste CARON 7 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
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.1779 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine CARON was born 28 April 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Catherine was 33 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1797 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine CARON married 26 September 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOIS
1812 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste CARON died 16 January 1812, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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 EnglandDeath — 182312 April 1823
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.
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