Catherine married Ignace DENIS dit JEAN
8 February 1779
in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
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The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace DENIS dit JEAN
was born
13 May 1754
in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.
Ignace died
23 October 1828
in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
Ignace was the child of Ignace JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Thérèse DROUIN.
Catherine DEFOY died
23 April 1831
in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1756 12 June 1756 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
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.
1779 Marriage / Partner Catherine DEFOY and Ignace DENIS dit JEAN 8 February 1779, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
Catherine
DEFOY
Ignace DENIS dit JEAN
Birth — 1756
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.
1779 Marriage / Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
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