Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN

(b. 5 March 1727 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN was born 5 March 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN was the child of Louis BERGEVIN and Marguerite TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie PITON (maternal) Mathieu TESSIER dit ERINGUE and Marguerite CARREAU

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

Marie-Catherine married Pierre PARENT 13 February 1747 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre PARENT was born 17 May 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Pierre was the child of Jacques PARENT and Marie-Anne CHALIFOUR.

Marie-Catherine married (2) Ignace LEROUX 28 September 1749 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace LEROUX was born 12 July 1723 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Ignace was the child of Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Hélène CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR).

Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN died 3 August 1795 in Montréal, Lower 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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Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN married

Pierre PARENT-- Date: 13 February 1747 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre PARENT was the child of Jacques PARENT and Marie-Anne CHALIFOUR

Children of Pierre PARENT and Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN:

Catherine PARENT (b.4 February 1748, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre ROBITAILLE 18 February 1765 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN married

Ignace LEROUX-- Date: 28 September 1749 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Ignace LEROUX was the child of Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Hélène CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

Children of Ignace LEROUX and Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN:

Joseph LEROUX (b.19 October 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BRAZEAU 22 October 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1727 Birth
5 March 1727
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN and Pierre PARENT 13 February 1747, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 19 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Catherine PARENT was born 4 February 1748, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BERGEVIN and Ignace LEROUX 28 September 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 22 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine PARENT married 18 February 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Pierre ROBITAILLE

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph LEROUX was born 19 October 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 43 years old.

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.

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

1791 Death of Child
Catherine PARENT died 24 November 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Catherine was 64 years old.

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEROUX married 22 October 1792, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marguerite BRAZEAU

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

1795 Death
3 August 1795
Montréal, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.