Marie Catherine MELOCHE

Born

3 March 1737 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

18 December 1763 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MELOCHE Jeanne CARON

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Born: 3 March 1737 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Father: Pierre MELOCHE

Mother: Jeanne CARON

Paternal grandparents: François MELOCHE , Marie MOUFLET

Maternal grandparents: Vital CARON , Marie PERTHUIS

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Marie Catherine married Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY 21 August 1752 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY was born 2 April 1720 in Poligny, Jura, France.

Marie Catherine MELOCHE died 18 December 1763 in Montréal, 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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Marie Catherine MELOCHE married

Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY
Marriage date: 21 August 1752
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY and Marie Catherine MELOCHE

Madeleine SAPEE dite POLIGNY

Born: abt. 1752, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1818, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BEAUTRON dit MAJOR 26 January 1767 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1737
3 March 1737
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie Catherine MELOCHE and Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY 21 August 1752, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 15 years old.

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

Death — 1763
18 December 1763
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 26.

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Last updated: 12/8/2025 10:46:56 AM

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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