Catherine BOURGEOIS

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17 February 1633 , Rouen, France

Died

28 September 1702 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: 17 February 1633 in Rouen, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Catherine was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1667.
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Catherine married René BINET 19 October 1667 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
René BINET was born abt. 1636 in France. René died 15 May 1699 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .

Catherine BOURGEOIS died 28 September 1702 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .

daughter of Thomas Bourgeois and Marie Petit

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Spouse & Children of Catherine BOURGEOIS

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Catherine BOURGEOIS married

René BINET
Marriage date: 19 October 1667
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of René BINET and Catherine BOURGEOIS

Anne BINET

Born: 21 September 1668, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1698, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean BOURON 7 October 1686 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Nicolas BINET

Born: 11 February 1671, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1753, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève BRISSON 12 November 1697 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Joseph-François BINET

Born: 22 September 1673, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1703, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise VACHON 4 February 1698 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1633
17 February 1633
Rouen, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

Fille du Roi

Bourgeois, Catherine, m. Binet, René, Oct. 19, 1667

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La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1667 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BOURGEOIS and René BINET 19 October 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 34 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Anne BINET was born 21 September 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine was 35 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Nicolas BINET was born 11 February 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine was 38 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Joseph-François BINET was born 22 September 1673, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Catherine was 40 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Anne BINET married 7 October 1686, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean BOURON

1697 Marriage of Child
Nicolas BINET married 12 November 1697, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Geneviève BRISSON

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

1698 Marriage of Child
Joseph-François BINET married 4 February 1698, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Françoise VACHON