Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN)

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abt. 1653 , France

Died

7 December 1733 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1653 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1669.
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Catherine married Nicolas BUTEAU 23 October 1669 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nicolas BUTEAU was born 20 January 1646 in France.

Catherine never married (2) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE abt. 1681 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE was born 21 April 1650 in St-Pierre, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. Jean-Guillaume-Guy died 30 June 1720 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).

Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN) died 7 December 1733 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France.

daughter of Louis Guisselin and Antoinette Lahaie

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse & Children of Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN)

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Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN) married

Nicolas BUTEAU
Marriage date: 23 October 1669
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Nicolas BUTEAU and Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN)

Antoine BUTEAU

Born: 23 February 1673, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1736, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Married: Anne CLOUTIER 4 October 1697 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Married: Louise TREMBLAY 3 May 1716 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agathe BUTEAU

Born: 18 September 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François JUDIC dit RENCONTRE 15 May 1706 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN) never married

Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE
Marriage date: abt. 1681
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They never married. They had a child out of wedlock.

Children of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN)

Marie VACHER

Born: 30 November 1681, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1727, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LABOSSÉE 3 February 1713 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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She was taken to court 19 Aug 1675 and charged with prostitution and leading a scandalous life. The court ordered her “banished from the city and suburbs until her husband’s return. “Their 10 yr. old daughter was living as an adopted child with Pierre BULTE and his wife, and their 8 yr. old son was living with Antoine TAPIN in 1681 at Neuville.
She gave birth to a number of illegitimate children. She made and annulled two marriage contracts. She later married Charles TISSIAU dit St-GERMAIN, 16 Apr 1708 at Montreal. She later married a 3rd time to
Carignan soldier, Jean ROY dit LAPENSEE, 16 Feb 1716 at Montreal, PQ.
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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GUESSELIN (GUICHELIN) and Nicolas BUTEAU 23 October 1669, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1673 Birth of Child
Antoine BUTEAU was born 23 February 1673, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1681 Birth of Child
Marie VACHER was born 30 November 1681, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1687 Birth of Child
Agathe BUTEAU was born 18 September 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1697 Marriage of Child
Antoine BUTEAU married 4 October 1697, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Anne CLOUTIER

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

1706 Marriage of Child
Agathe BUTEAU married 15 May 1706, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François JUDIC dit RENCONTRE

1713 Marriage of Child
Marie VACHER married 3 February 1713, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques LABOSSÉE

1716 Marriage of Child
Antoine BUTEAU married 3 May 1716, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louise TREMBLAY

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