Catherine TURGEON

Born

26 March 1729 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

18 November 1765 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph TURGEON Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

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Born: 26 March 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph TURGEON

Mother: Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TURGEON , Marie-Anne CARRIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) , Marguerite VERREAULT (VERREAU)

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Catherine married Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS 16 June 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS was born 4 January 1711 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jacques died 16 August 1779 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Jacques was the child of Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON.

Catherine TURGEON died 18 November 1765 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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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Catherine TURGEON married

Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS
Marriage date: 16 June 1749
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS was the child of Jacques FOURNIER and Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Children of Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS and Catherine TURGEON

Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER

Born: 7 April 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1792, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie GUENETTE 26 November 1776 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LABBE 4 July 1785 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS

Born: 17 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1827, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine GONTHIER 21 January 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francoise FOURNIER

Born: 2 December 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1810, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 5 November 1789 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
26 March 1729
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Catherine TURGEON and Jacques FOURNIER dit DESILETS 16 June 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER was born 7 April 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS was born 17 July 1755, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Catherine was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francoise FOURNIER was born 2 December 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Catherine was 27 years old.

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.