Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE

Born

19 February 1726 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

22 July 1782 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)

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Born: 19 February 1726 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Mother: Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)

Paternal grandparents: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX , Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) dit LAGUIGNE , Marie-Anne HÉBERT

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Catherine married Jean-Baptiste PROULX 18 April 1747 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 6 March 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.

Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE died 22 July 1782 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE

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Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE married

Jean-Baptiste PROULX
Marriage date: 18 April 1747
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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Children:

Catherine-Josephte Proulx 1749-1776

Jean-Baptiste Proulx 1751-

Thérèse Proulx 1753-

Josephte Proulx 1755-1776

Antoinette Proulx 1761-

Marie Proulx 1763-

Children of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE

Catherine-Josephte PROULX

Born: 1 October 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 2 March 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste PROULX

Born: 7 April 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Therese PERRON 7 November 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Therese PROULX

Born: 20 March 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 18 July 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HOUDE 5 October 1772 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte PROULX

Born: 10 April 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 20 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 7 November 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie PROULX

Born: 7 September 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 October 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel LAFOND 16 January 1785 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1726
19 February 1726
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE and Jean-Baptiste PROULX 18 April 1747, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was born 1 October 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX was born 7 April 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Therese PROULX was born 20 March 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Josephte PROULX was born 10 April 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 29 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie PROULX was born 7 September 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 37 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Josephte PROULX married 2 March 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)

1772 Marriage of Child
Therese PROULX married 5 October 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph HOUDE

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PROULX married 7 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Therese PERRON

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte PROULX married 7 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

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 Death of Child
Josephte PROULX died 20 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 50 years old.

1776 Death of Child
Catherine-Josephte PROULX died 28 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 50 years old.

Death — 1782
22 July 1782
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 56.

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