Catherine LEDUC

Born

15 December 1775 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 March 1831 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Catherine married Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) 26 January 1796 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) was born 7 June 1772 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Toussaint-Robert died 26 March 1839 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Toussaint-Robert was the child of Guillaume CAVELIER (LECAVELIER) and Marie-Josephe PICARD dite HUPPÉ .

Parents & Family of Catherine LEDUC

Parents of Catherine LEDUC

Father

Antoine LEDUC

Mother

Catherine POITRAS

Grandparents of Catherine LEDUC

Paternal grandparents

Antoine LEDUC Jeanne FAUTEUX

Maternal grandparents

Francois POITRAS Marguerite HAINS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine LEDUC

Catherine LEDUC married

Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER)
Marriage date: 26 January 1796
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) was the child of Guillaume CAVELIER (LECAVELIER) and Marie-Josephe PICARD dite HUPPÉ

Children of Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) and Catherine LEDUC

Zoe LECAVELIER

Born: 23 November 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 9 October 1872, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES 13 June 1820 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1775
15 December 1775
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEDUC and Toussaint-Robert CAVELIER (LECAVALIER) 26 January 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 20 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Zoe LECAVELIER was born 23 November 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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