Catherine LAVALLEE

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23 December 1806 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

9 May 1883 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

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Pierre LAVALLEE Catherine LETENDRE

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Born: 23 December 1806 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre LAVALLEE

Mother: Catherine LETENDRE

Paternal grandparents: Emmanuel LAVALLÉE , Marguerite DUPUIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LETENDRE , Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Catherine married Andre-Henry PLASSE 26 November 1822 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Andre-Henry PLASSE was born 2 June 1798 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Andre-Henry died 25 February 1867 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Andre-Henry was the child of Peter Andre Philipp PLASSE and Marie-Anne LEFORT.

Catherine LAVALLEE died 9 May 1883 in Saint-Robert, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine LAVALLEE

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Catherine LAVALLEE married

Andre-Henry PLASSE
Marriage date: 26 November 1822
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Andre-Henry PLASSE was the child of Peter Andre Philipp PLASSE and Marie-Anne LEFORT

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Children of Andre-Henry PLASSE and Catherine LAVALLEE

Catherine PLASSE

Born: 18 April 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Pierre PLASSE

Born: 10 August 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Married: Desanges COURNOYER 13 October 1846 Place: Sorel, Canada East

André PLASSE

Born: 9 August 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 5 October 1875, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Adelaide GAGNON 6 November 1855 Place: Sorel, Canada East

Felix PLASSE

Born: 5 December 1828, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Paul PLASSE

Born: 9 January 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Charles PLASSE

Born: 18 January 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Olivier PLASSE

Born: 21 July 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Zephirin PLASSE

Born: 13 March 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada
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Hedwidge PLASSE

Born: 22 October 1842, Sorel, Canada East
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Marie PLASSE

Born: 22 July 1844, Sorel, Canada East
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Aurelie PLASSE

Born: 22 July 1844, Sorel, Canada East
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Narcisse PLASSE

Born: 14 November 1846, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste PLASSE

Born: 29 May 1849, Sorel, Canada East
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Birth — 1806
23 December 1806
Sorel, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LAVALLEE and Andre-Henry PLASSE 26 November 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 15 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Catherine PLASSE was born 18 April 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 16 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Pierre PLASSE was born 10 August 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 17 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
André PLASSE was born 9 August 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 19 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Felix PLASSE was born 5 December 1828, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Paul PLASSE was born 9 January 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Charles PLASSE was born 18 January 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Olivier PLASSE was born 21 July 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Zephirin PLASSE was born 13 March 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Hedwidge PLASSE was born 22 October 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 35 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Aurelie PLASSE was born 22 July 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 37 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Marie PLASSE was born 22 July 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 37 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Pierre PLASSE married 13 October 1846, Sorel, Canada East to Desanges COURNOYER

1846 Birth of Child
Narcisse PLASSE was born 14 November 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 39 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLASSE was born 29 May 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 42 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Marriage of Child
André PLASSE married 6 November 1855, Sorel, Canada East to Adelaide GAGNON

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.