Catherine ARBOUR

(b. 17 September 1716 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1795 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Catherine ARBOUR was born 17 September 1716 in Québec, Canada, New France

Catherine ARBOUR was the child of François-Augustin ARBOUR and Madeleine PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL

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

Catherine married Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR 26 November 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR was born abt. 1712 in La Couronne, Charente, France. Leonard died 24 December 1781 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.

Catherine ARBOUR died 8 April 1795 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine ARBOUR married

Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR-- Date: 26 November 1736 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR and Catherine ARBOUR:

Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR (b.31 August 1749, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1810, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Francois-Xavier CHARTIER 3 October 1774 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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1716 Birth
17 September 1716
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ARBOUR and Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR 26 November 1736, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR was born 31 August 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine was 32 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR married 3 October 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Francois-Xavier CHARTIER

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.