Catherine BASSET

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abt. 1637 , France

Died

16 November 1716 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1637 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Catherine married Pierre BOURGOIN 17 October 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre BOURGOIN was born abt. 1641 in France. Pierre died 12 September 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport).

Catherine BASSET died 16 November 1716 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .

daughter of Guillaume Basset and Marguerite Carié ou Cavé

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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.

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Catherine BASSET married

Pierre BOURGOIN
Marriage date: 17 October 1667
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre BOURGOIN and Catherine BASSET

Jacques BOURGOIN

Born: 14 May 1670, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Jeanne MATTE 2 November 1695 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Marie-Jeanne MESNY 9 February 1706 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine BOURGOIN

Born: 6 March 1674, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre RETAIL dit DOLONE 1691 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Claude BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN)

Born: 24 October 1676, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1733, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Married: Thérèse MAGNAN 10 November 1698 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre BOURGOIN

Born: 30 March 1681, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1743, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine CHENAY (CHAINE) 31 January 1701 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Married: Marie-Louise-Madeleine PERRAULT 30 November 1730 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN

Born: 24 October 1683, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1722, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: François BRUNEAU 21 February 1702 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BASSET and Pierre BOURGOIN 17 October 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Filles du Roi
Basset, Catherine, m. Bourgouin, Pierre, dit Bourguignon, Oct. 17, 1667
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1670 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURGOIN was born 14 May 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BOURGOIN was born 6 March 1674, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1676 Birth of Child
Claude BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) was born 24 October 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1681 Birth of Child
Pierre BOURGOIN was born 30 March 1681, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1683 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN was born 24 October 1683, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1695 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOURGOIN married 2 November 1695, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Jeanne MATTE

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage of Child
Claude BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) married 10 November 1698, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Thérèse MAGNAN

1701 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOURGOIN married 31 January 1701, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Marie-Madeleine CHENAY (CHAINE)

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN married 21 February 1702, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to François BRUNEAU

1706 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOURGOIN married 9 February 1706, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Jeanne MESNY