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Born
abt. 1651 ,  Paris, France
Died
1 August 1707 ,  Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1651 in Paris, France

Father: Unknown
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Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1669.
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Catherine  married  Étienne CORRIVEAU 28 October 1669 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Étienne CORRIVEAU  was born 16 January 1646 in France. 

Catherine BUREAU died 1 August 1707 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France.



daughter of Jacques Bureau and Marguerite Verrier

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Jeanne Chevalier, Fille du Roi: Her Story
CATHERINE: The Life of a Fille du Roi
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Spouse & Children of Catherine BUREAU

Catherine BUREAU married immigrant flag male ancestor Étienne CORRIVEAU
Marriage date: 28 October 1669
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Children of Étienne CORRIVEAU and Catherine BUREAU


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity


marriage1669 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BUREAU and Étienne CORRIVEAU 28 October 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1671 Birth of Child
Jacques CORRIVEAU was born 5 August 1671, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1676 Birth of Child
Étienne CORRIVEAU was born 23 February 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1678 Birth of Child
Pierre CORRIVEAU was born 8 March 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1683 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CORRIVEAU was born 5 September 1683, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
marriage1693 Marriage of Child
Jacques CORRIVEAU married 19 October 1693, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Henriette-Francoise GABOURY
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Pierre CORRIVEAU married 6 February 1702, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France to Anne GABOURY
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
Étienne CORRIVEAU married 26 November 1703, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jeanne RABOUIN
DeathDeath — 1707
1 August 1707
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
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