Marie-Catherine GIROUX

Born

1 January 1749 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1785 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES Catherine LONGTIN

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Born: 1 January 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES

Mother: Catherine LONGTIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES , Marie-Angelique MAHEU

Maternal grandparents: Jérôme LONGTIN , Marie-Louise DUMAS

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Marie-Catherine married Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 19 February 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 30 January 1743 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin died 24 April 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin was the child of Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE.

Marie-Catherine GIROUX died 28 October 1785 in L'Acadie, 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 GIROUX married

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE
Marriage date: 19 February 1770
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was the child of Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Children of Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Marie-Catherine GIROUX

Basile BONNEAU

Born: 30 August 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Lucie TROTTIER 22 February 1819 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1749
1 January 1749
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine GIROUX and Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 19 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Basile BONNEAU was born 30 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)