Marie-Catherine RIOUX

Born

12 December 1742 , Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1802 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Vincent RIOUX Catherine CÔTÉ

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Born: 12 December 1742 in Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

Father: Vincent RIOUX

Mother: Catherine CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jan ROC'HIOU (RIOUX) , Catherine LEBLONDE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ , Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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Marie-Catherine married François POITEVIN 2 March 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François POITEVIN was born 26 November 1734 in Gorron, Mayenne, France. François died 17 March 1812 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).

Marie-Catherine RIOUX died 18 July 1802 in Kamouraska, 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 RIOUX married

François POITEVIN
Marriage date: 2 March 1767
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of François POITEVIN and Marie-Catherine RIOUX

Victoire POITEVIN dite MADOR

Born: 20 December 1767, L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 January 1836,

Married: Isidore ST-JOR dit SERGERIE 10 July 1796 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1742
12 December 1742
Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine RIOUX and François POITEVIN 2 March 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Victoire POITEVIN dite MADOR was born 20 December 1767, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Marie-Catherine was 25 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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Victoire POITEVIN dite MADOR married 10 July 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Isidore ST-JOR dit SERGERIE

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