Catherine MARTIN

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abt. 1751 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

16 October 1829 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

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Jean MARTIN DEPAINCOUR Marie-Josephte MICHAUD

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Born: abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean MARTIN DEPAINCOUR

Mother: Marie-Josephte MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: François-Lucien MARTIN , Marie-Françoise AUTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD , Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET

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Catherine married Jean Baptiste YOCKELL 3 July 1786 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Baptiste YOCKELL was born abt. 1740 in St-André, Germany.

Catherine MARTIN died 16 October 1829 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower 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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Catherine MARTIN married

Jean Baptiste YOCKELL
Marriage date: 3 July 1786
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean Baptiste YOCKELL and Catherine MARTIN

Marie-Catherine YOCKELL

Born: 4 February 1794, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 25 October 1838, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois OUELLET 1 August 1814 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MARTIN and Jean Baptiste YOCKELL 3 July 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine YOCKELL was born 4 February 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine YOCKELL married 1 August 1814, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Francois OUELLET

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)