Catherine SALVAIL (SALVAYE)

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2 February 1678 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

18 August 1764 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) DE FROMENT Marie-Catherine ROY

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Born: 2 February 1678 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) DE FROMENT

Mother: Marie-Catherine ROY

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Catherine married Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND 30 November 1697 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND was born 13 October 1667 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre died 26 August 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Joseph-Isaac LAMY and Marie-Madeleine DE CHEVRAINVILLE dite LAFONTAINE.

Catherine SALVAIL (SALVAYE) died 18 August 1764 in Sorel, 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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Catherine SALVAIL (SALVAYE) married

Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND
Marriage date: 30 November 1697
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND was the child of Joseph-Isaac LAMY and Marie-Madeleine DE CHEVRAINVILLE dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Catherine SALVAIL (SALVAYE)

Catherine-Charlotte LAMY dite DEFOND

Born: abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 January 1748, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Married: Armand DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE 20 May 1721 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josephe LAMY dite DEFOND

Born: 13 July 1701, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine DROUET DE LA COLONNERIE 19 May 1728 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1678
2 February 1678
Sorel, Canada, New France

1697 Marriage / Partner
Catherine SALVAIL (SALVAYE) and Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND 30 November 1697, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 19 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAMY dite DEFOND was born 13 July 1701, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Charlotte LAMY dite DEFOND married 20 May 1721, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Armand DROUET DE RICHARDVILLE

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LAMY dite DEFOND married 19 May 1728 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine DROUET DE LA COLONNERIE

1748 Death of Child
Catherine-Charlotte LAMY dite DEFOND died 30 January 1748, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine was 70 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND died 26 August 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.

Death — 1764
18 August 1764
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 86.

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