Catherine MOREAU

Born

18 February 1771 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 June 1800 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Catherine married Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE 2 February 1789 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE was born 12 April 1767 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada. Pierre died 23 August 1841 in L'Orignal, Prescott, Canada West. Pierre was the child of Joseph DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Louise GUETHIER .

Parents & Family of Catherine MOREAU

Parents of Catherine MOREAU

Father

Joseph MOREAU

Mother

Francoise MAROTTE dite LABONTE

Grandparents of Catherine MOREAU

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine MOREAU

Catherine MOREAU married

Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE
Marriage date: 2 February 1789
Marriage place: Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Joseph DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Louise GUETHIER

Children of Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE and Catherine MOREAU

Joseph DOCQUE

Born: 17 September 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte ROY 9 October 1815 Place: Rigaud, Lower Canada

Ignace DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE

Born: 4 September 1797, Lochaber, Papineau, Québec Canada
Died: 19 September 1888, Clarence Creek, Ontario, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne LANDRIAULT 23 January 1823 Place: Montebello, Lower Canada

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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 — 1771
18 February 1771
Saint-Ours, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MOREAU and Pierre DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE 2 February 1789, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

She was 17 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph DOCQUE was born 17 September 1791, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Catherine was 20 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Ignace DOCQUE dit LAVIOLETTE was born 4 September 1797, Lochaber, Papineau, Québec Canada

Catherine was 26 years old.