Marie-Catherine BERTRAND

(b. 11 November 1701 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1788 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BERTRAND was born 11 November 1701 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BERTRAND was the child of Jean BERTRAND and Charlotte BÉRARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BÉRARD dit LAVERDURE and Charlotte COY dite COUET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Catherine married Charles VALADE 25 June 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles VALADE was born 27 February 1691 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Charles died 30 May 1728 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles was the child of Guillaume VALADE and Françoise ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Marie-Catherine BERTRAND died 5 May 1788 in Montréal, 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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Marie-Catherine BERTRAND married

Charles VALADE-- Date: 25 June 1720 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Charles VALADE was the child of Guillaume VALADE and Françoise ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Children of Charles VALADE and Marie-Catherine BERTRAND:

Charles-Joseph VALADE (b.8 September 1725, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne CHORET 10 July 1752 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1701 Birth
11 November 1701
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BERTRAND and Charles VALADE 25 June 1720, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph VALADE was born 8 September 1725, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine was 23 years old.

1728 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles VALADE died 30 May 1728, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1752 Marriage of Child
Charles-Joseph VALADE married 10 July 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Anne CHORET

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.

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.