Catherine ROUSSEAU

Born

3 December 1725 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

4 June 1789 , Île-Perrot, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 3 December 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Father

Joseph ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

Mother

Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX

Grandparents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ Marie-Barbe ROANNES (ROINAY)

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel LEMIEUX Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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

Catherine married Joseph LEFEBVRE 26 January 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 5 August 1725 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph was the child of Noël LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Marie-Anne GERVAIS.

Catherine ROUSSEAU died 4 June 1789 in Île-Perrot, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Catherine ROUSSEAU married

Joseph LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 26 January 1750
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph LEFEBVRE was the child of Noël LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Marie-Anne GERVAIS

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Catherine ROUSSEAU

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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 — 1725
3 December 1725
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROUSSEAU and Joseph LEFEBVRE 26 January 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 24 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.

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.