Catherine KAIONWINETHA

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abt. 1746 , Oka, Canada, New France

Died

1 August 1829 , Oka, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1746 in Oka, Canada, New France

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Catherine was a Native American/First Nation.
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Catherine married Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE 12 March 1772 in Oka, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE was born 14 February 1750 in Oka, Canada, New France . Joseph-Kerenhatase died 24 December 1812 in Oka, Lower Canada .

Catherine KAIONWINETHA died 1 August 1829 in Oka, Lower Canada .
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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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Catherine KAIONWINETHA married

Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE
Marriage date: 12 March 1772
Marriage place: Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE and Catherine KAIONWINETHA

Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE

Born: 13 May 1783, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1814, Oka, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES 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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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.

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Catherine KAIONWINETHA and Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE 12 March 1772, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

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.