Catherine ROUSSEAU

Born

24 April 1714 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1781 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 24 April 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Parents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Father

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Mother

Catherine ROULEAU

Grandparents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Thomas ROUSSEAU Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume ROULEAU Catherine DUFRESNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Pierre BLANCHET 19 March 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BLANCHET was born 5 September 1700 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Pierre died 15 March 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ.

Catherine ROUSSEAU died 1 March 1781 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Catherine ROUSSEAU married

Pierre BLANCHET
Marriage date: 19 March 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre BLANCHET was the child of Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Pierre BLANCHET and Catherine ROUSSEAU

Antoine BLANCHET

Born: 25 July 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe ROY 1 February 1768 Place: Saint-Vallier, 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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Birth — 1714
24 April 1714
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROUSSEAU and Pierre BLANCHET 19 March 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 24 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Antoine BLANCHET was born 25 July 1742, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 28 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BLANCHET died 15 March 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Antoine BLANCHET married 1 February 1768, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada to Agathe ROY

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.