Catherine GIRARDEAU

Born

10 December 1752 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Died

4 April 1814 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Laurent GIRARDEAU Anne TROTOCHAUD

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Born: 10 December 1752 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Father: Laurent GIRARDEAU

Mother: Anne TROTOCHAUD

Maternal grandparents: Louis TROTOCHAUD , Marie-Anne RAFAY

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Catherine married Augustin MATHON abt. 1771 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin MATHON was born 31 August 1746 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Augustin died 23 November 1793 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Augustin was the child of Joseph MATHON and Marie-Josephe ARBOUR.

Catherine GIRARDEAU died 4 April 1814 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Catherine GIRARDEAU married

Augustin MATHON
Marriage date: abt. 1771
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Augustin MATHON was the child of Joseph MATHON and Marie-Josephe ARBOUR

Children of Augustin MATHON and Catherine GIRARDEAU

Pierre MATHON

Born: 31 March 1782, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne RICHER 6 May 1811 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1752
10 December 1752
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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.

1782 Birth of Child
Pierre MATHON was born 31 March 1782, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Augustin MATHON died 23 November 1793, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)