Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

Born

6 February 1774 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 August 1839 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Catherine-Elisabeth married Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 21 January 1812 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada. Christopher died 17 February 1831 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Christopher was the child of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET .

Parents & Family of Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

Parents of Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

Father

Pierre BISSONNETTE

Mother

Louise DANSEREAU

Grandparents of Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

Paternal grandparents

Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DANSEREAU Marie-Anne-Zephirine BOISSEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE married

Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 21 January 1812
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1774
6 February 1774
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE and Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 21 January 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 37 years old.

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