Catherine CHENAY (CHAINE)

Born

27 August 1742 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1824 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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Charles CHENAY (CHAINE)Geneviève-Marthe DUMAS

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Born: 27 August 1742 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Charles CHENAY (CHAINE)

Mother: Geneviève-Marthe DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE , Élisabeth BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Charles DUMAS , Marie-Madeleine GARAND

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Catherine married Francois BERGERON 25 January 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois BERGERON was born 15 April 1738 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Francois died 2 March 1794 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Jean-Baptise BERGERON and Angelique CROTEAU.

Catherine CHENAY (CHAINE) died 22 April 1824 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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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Catherine CHENAY (CHAINE) married

Francois BERGERON
Marriage date: 25 January 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Francois BERGERON was the child of Jean-Baptise BERGERON and Angelique CROTEAU

Children of Francois BERGERON and Catherine CHENAY (CHAINE)

Marie-Catherine BERGERON

Born: 6 February 1762, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Died: 16 March 1825, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MOREAU 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
27 August 1742
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHENAY (CHAINE) and Francois BERGERON 25 January 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BERGERON was born 6 February 1762, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 19 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.

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.