Catherine CHENIER

Born

7 August 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1793 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHENIER Barbe RAPIN

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Born: 7 August 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHENIER

Mother: Barbe RAPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean CHENIER , Geneviève FERRÉ

Maternal grandparents: André RAPIN dit LAMUSETTE , Clémence JARRY

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Catherine married Louis MOREL dit MADOR 7 January 1736 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis MOREL dit MADOR was born 20 December 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 3 March 1782 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Louis was the child of Amador François "Louis" MOREL and Marie ROY.

Catherine CHENIER died 13 October 1793 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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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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Catherine CHENIER married

Louis MOREL dit MADOR
Marriage date: 7 January 1736
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis MOREL dit MADOR was the child of Amador François "Louis" MOREL and Marie ROY

Children of Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER

Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR

Born: 27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1824, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Apolline MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1806, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CARDINAL 14 November 1763 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

François MOREL dit MADOR

Born: 7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1800, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

Born: 3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1837, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne GOSSELIN 8 May 1775 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1712
7 August 1712
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHENIER and Louis MOREL dit MADOR 7 January 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR was born 11 December 1736, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Louis-Basile MOREL dit MADOR was born 27 May 1738, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Catherine was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR was born 4 March 1740, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
François MOREL dit MADOR was born 7 April 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1750 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Catherine MOREL dite MADOR died 21 October 1750, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Catherine was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR was born 3 September 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Catherine was 40 years old.

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR married 14 November 1763, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Pierre CARDINAL

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR married 8 May 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Etienne GOSSELIN

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.