Catherine GUILLET

Born

1 October 1766 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 August 1847 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste GUILLET Marie-Louise HAMEL

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Born: 1 October 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GUILLET

Mother: Marie-Louise HAMEL

Paternal grandparents: Louis GUILLET , Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jean HAMEL , Angélique BORY dite GRANDMAISON

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Catherine married Andre ROUSSEL 10 October 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andre ROUSSEL was born 17 December 1761 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Andre died 22 December 1851 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand). Andre was the child of François ROUSSEL and Marguerite ROY.

Catherine GUILLET died 19 August 1847 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East .
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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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Andre ROUSSEL
Marriage date: 10 October 1785
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Andre ROUSSEL was the child of François ROUSSEL and Marguerite ROY

Children of Andre ROUSSEL and Catherine GUILLET

Antoine ROUSSEL

Born: 7 September 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1872, Vergennes, Vermont, USA

Married: Marie Cecile GOYETTE 24 July 1815 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1766
1 October 1766
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GUILLET and Andre ROUSSEL 10 October 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 19 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Antoine ROUSSEL was born 7 September 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROUSSEL married 24 July 1815, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie Cecile GOYETTE

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