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Born
26 October 1638 Créteil, Île-de-France, France
Died
12 December 1691 Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine  married  Urbain JETTE 26 October 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Urbain JETTE  was born 20 October 1626 in Angers, France.  Urbain died 13 May 1684 in Montréal, Canada, New France . 

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Catherine was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1659. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France


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Catherine  married  Urbain JETTE 26 October 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Urbain JETTE  was born 20 October 1626 in Angers, France.  Urbain died 13 May 1684 in Montréal, Canada, New France . 




daughter of Samuel Charles and Francoise Cochet
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine CHARLES

Catherine CHARLES married immigrant flag male ancestor Urbain JETTE
Marriage date: 26 October 1659
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Marriage record found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Urbain Jette and Catherine Carles


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Children of Urbain JETTE and Catherine CHARLES


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BirthBirth — 1638
26 October 1638
Créteil, Île-de-France, France


marriage1659 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHARLES and Urbain JETTE 26 October 1659, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 21 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Catherine-Marie JETTE was born 10 March 1661, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 22 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe JETTE was born 10 May 1662, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 23 years old.
1663 Birth of Child
Nicolas JETTE was born 12 October 1663, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 24 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Jean JETTE was born 28 January 1665, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 26 years old.
1666 Birth of Child
Urbain JETTE was born 11 April 1666, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 27 years old.
1667 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE was born 20 September 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 28 years old.
1669 Birth of Child
Pierre-Nicolas JETTE was born 14 January 1669, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 30 years old.
1670 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne JETTE was born 25 February 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 31 years old.
1672 Birth of Child
Paul JETTE was born 10 June 1672, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 33 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine JETTE was born 10 December 1673, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 35 years old.
marriage1674 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Marie JETTE married 12 November 1674 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Guillaume GOURNAY dit LATOUR
1675 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles JETTE was born 13 April 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 36 years old.
1677 Birth of Child
Pierre JETTE was born 25 September 1677, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 38 years old.
marriage1679 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe JETTE married 23 October 1679 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Nicolas DEMERS
1680 Birth of Child
Françoise JETTE was born 28 March 1680, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 41 years old.
1681
'Urbain Jetté 50 ans, Catherine Charlotte Charles sa femme 44 ans, Nicolas 18 ans, Urbain 15 ans, Élizabeth 14 ans, Pierre 12 ans, Anne 11 ans, Paul 8 ans, Madelaine 7 ans, Charles 5 ans, Françoise 1 1/ 2 , 1 fusil, 4 bêtes à cornes et 20 arpents en valeur. '
1684 Death of Spouse/Partner
Urbain JETTE died 13 May 1684, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE married 27 November 1685 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Michel DEMERS
marriage1686 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne JETTE married 02 September 1686 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Andre DEMERS
marriage1688 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle-Marie JETTE married 25 October 1688, Montréal, Canada, New France to Jacques BARRE
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Nicolas JETTE married 20 November 1690, Montréal, Canada, New France to Antoinette-Catherine GIARD
DeathDeath — 1691
12 December 1691
Montréal, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 53.
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