flag female ancestor  Catherine  RAPIDEUX

  (b. 21 December 1774 Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 28 August 1847 St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada )  

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Catherine RAPIDEUX was born 21 December 1774 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine RAPIDEUX was the child of Michel RAPIDIEUX   and   Marie-Louise MARTEL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste RAPIDIEUX and Françoise FLEURY (maternal)  Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie LEGARE

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Catherine  married  Michel FONTAINE 22 February 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel FONTAINE  was born 27 November 1772 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada.  Michel died 14 February 1852 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada.  Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER.

Catherine RAPIDEUX died 28 August 1847 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Catherine RAPIDEUX

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Catherine RAPIDEUX married flag male ancestor Michel FONTAINE-- Date: 22 February 1802 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Michel FONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE and Françoise FORTIER




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Children of Michel FONTAINE and Catherine RAPIDEUX:

flag male ancestor Michel FONTAINE (b.27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Elisabeth LIBOIRON 2 February 1836



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birth1774 Birth
21 December 1774
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
Catherine RAPIDEUX and Michel FONTAINE 22 February 1802, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 27 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
Michel FONTAINE was born 27 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Catherine was 32 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1847 Death
28 August 1847
St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

She died at the age of 72.
Added: 3/15/2021 7:51:23 PM - Updated: 3/15/2021 7:52:30 PM

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