Marie-Catherine BARBEAU

(b. 3 October 1707 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1776 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BARBEAU was born 3 October 1707 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BARBEAU was the child of Jean-François BARBEAU and Marie-Catherine VIVIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN (maternal) Pierre VIVIER and Marguerite ROY

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Marie-Catherine married Pierre DUCHESNEAU 17 June 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DUCHESNEAU was born 10 November 1697 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre died 30 May 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre was the child of René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET and Jeanne GUERIN.

Marie-Catherine BARBEAU died 2 April 1776 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Catherine BARBEAU married

Pierre DUCHESNEAU-- Date: 17 June 1726 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre DUCHESNEAU was the child of René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET and Jeanne GUERIN

Children of Pierre DUCHESNEAU and Marie-Catherine BARBEAU:

Pierre DUCHESNEAU (b.20 February 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1810, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MORAND 17 October 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1707 Birth
3 October 1707
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BARBEAU and Pierre DUCHESNEAU 17 June 1726, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 18 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Pierre DUCHESNEAU was born 20 February 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DUCHESNEAU died 30 May 1747, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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
Pierre DUCHESNEAU married 17 October 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marguerite MORAND

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.