Catherine GERVAIS

Born

28 January 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 November 1825 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Catherine GERVAIS

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Born: 28 January 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Catherine GERVAIS

Father

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS

Mother

Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

Grandparents of Catherine GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GERVAIS Jeanne-Anne ACHIM dite ST-ANDRÉ

Maternal grandparents

François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS Marguerite DENIGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Louis LUCAS 4 February 1799 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LUCAS was born 7 October 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis was the child of Joseph LUCAS and Marie-Madeleine-Anne EZECHIEL dite CHIQUET.

Catherine GERVAIS died 28 November 1825 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine GERVAIS

Catherine GERVAIS married

Louis LUCAS
Marriage date: 4 February 1799
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Louis LUCAS was the child of Joseph LUCAS and Marie-Madeleine-Anne EZECHIEL dite CHIQUET

Children of Louis LUCAS and Catherine GERVAIS

Theotiste LUCAS

Born: 14 February 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques BISSONNETTE 2 February 1829 Place: La Prairie, 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 — 1781
28 January 1781
La Prairie, 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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GERVAIS and Louis LUCAS 4 February 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Theotiste LUCAS was born 14 February 1807, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 26 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