Catherine DROUIN

(b. 29 March 1723 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1807 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DROUIN was born 29 March 1723 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Catherine DROUIN was the child of Nicolas DROUIN and Geneviève PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON (maternal) Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) and Marie GAGNÉ

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

Catherine married Augustin DEFOY 10 June 1754 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin DEFOY was born 24 January 1726 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 18 May 1796 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Charles DEFOY and Angelique BROUSSEAU.

Catherine DROUIN died 5 May 1807 in Québec, 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.

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Family and Children of Catherine DROUIN

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Catherine DROUIN married

Augustin DEFOY-- Date: 10 June 1754 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Augustin DEFOY was the child of Charles DEFOY and Angelique BROUSSEAU

Children of Augustin DEFOY and Catherine DROUIN:

Catherine DEFOY (b.12 June 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1831, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace DENIS dit JEAN 8 February 1779 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte DEFOY (b.7 January 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 December 1852, Cap-Santé, Canada East )
m. Charles LAPIERRE dit OUVRARD 8 August 1796 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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1723 Birth
29 March 1723
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DROUIN and Augustin DEFOY 10 June 1754, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 31 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Catherine DEFOY was born 12 June 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 33 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEFOY was born 7 January 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 42 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.