Cecile KAWENNOTIE

Born

10 March 1766 , Sault-St-Louis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 March 1850 , Sault-St-Louis, Canada East

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Born: 10 March 1766 in Sault-St-Louis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Cecile was a Native American/First Nation.
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Cecile married Joseph SKAIONWIIO . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph SKAIONWIIO was born abt. 1766 in Sault-St-Louis, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 15 July 1847 in Kanesatake, Quebec, Canada.

Cecile KAWENNOTIE died 13 March 1850 in Sault-St-Louis, Canada East .
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The Sharing Circle: Stories about First Nations Culture by Theresa Meuse

We Were Not The Savages, First Nations History, 4th ed.: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations by Daniel N. Paul

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Native Americans in Harmony with Nature: Current Teachings from a Wise Ancient People by Kevin Kuzgan

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Cecile KAWENNOTIE married

Joseph SKAIONWIIO
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Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES

Born: 10 February 1786, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1851, Oka, Canada East

Married: Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE 16 August 1802 Place: Oka, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1766
10 March 1766
Sault-St-Louis, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES was born 10 February 1786, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Cecile was 19 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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