Catherine GIRARD

Born

10 January 1712 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

5 June 1776 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean GIRARDIN Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

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Born: 10 January 1712 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GIRARDIN

Mother: Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Maternal grandparents: Gilles BOURRÉ (BOURRET) dit L'ESPINE , Marie BELLEHACHE

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Catherine married Louis-Joseph LAVIGNE 29 October 1736 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Louis-Joseph LAVIGNE was born 2 August 1715 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Louis-Joseph was the child of Guillaume LAVIGNE and Marie-Jeanne PARENTEAU.

Catherine married (2) Jacques DROLET 24 November 1749 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques DROLET was born 26 July 1695 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Jacques was the child of Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER).

Catherine GIRARD died 5 June 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Catherine GIRARD married

Louis-Joseph LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 29 October 1736
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Louis-Joseph LAVIGNE was the child of Guillaume LAVIGNE and Marie-Jeanne PARENTEAU

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Catherine GIRARD married

Jacques DROLET
Marriage date: 24 November 1749
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Jacques DROLET was the child of Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

Children of Jacques DROLET and Catherine GIRARD

Jean-Baptiste DROLET

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 March 1831, Saint-Barthélemy, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL 5 February 1765 Place: , Québec Province, 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 — 1712
10 January 1712
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GIRARD and Louis-Joseph LAVIGNE 29 October 1736, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 24 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GIRARD and Jacques DROLET 24 November 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 37 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROLET married 5 February 1765, , Québec Province, Canada to Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL

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.