Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Born

21 July 1742 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1804 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Catherine married Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES 16 August 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was born 12 March 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Pierre-Joseph died 12 December 1800 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Pierre-Joseph was the child of Jacques Joseph CHEVAL and Marie-Renne COUSINEAU .

Parents & Family of Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Parents of Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Father

Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE

Mother

Marguerite MAISONNEUVE

Grandparents of Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MAISONNEUVE Anne-Elisabeth GRENIER dite NADEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) married

Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES
Marriage date: 16 August 1763
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was the child of Jacques Joseph CHEVAL and Marie-Renne COUSINEAU

Children of Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)

Marie-Catherine CHEVAL

Born: 15 April 1771, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 May 1846, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Thomas DUPERE 27 May 1788 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1742
21 July 1742
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) and Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES 16 August 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

She was 21 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CHEVAL was born 15 April 1771, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 28 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.