Catherine CRÊTE

Born

28 March 1780 , Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 January 1853 , Saint-Timothée, Canada East

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Born: 28 March 1780 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Catherine CRÊTE

Father

Charles-Marie CRÊTE

Mother

Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU

Grandparents of Catherine CRÊTE

Paternal grandparents

Louis CRÊTE Josephe MAHEU

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PRIMEAU Louise-Gabriel MALLET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Charles CHATIGNY 12 February 1798 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles CHATIGNY was born 9 April 1772 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles died 17 June 1849 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East . Charles was the child of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER.

Catherine CRÊTE died 30 January 1853 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine CRÊTE

Catherine CRÊTE married

Charles CHATIGNY
Marriage date: 12 February 1798
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Charles CHATIGNY was the child of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER

Children of Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE

Julie CHATIGNY

Born: 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: 2 March 1885, St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

Married: Benjamin LEGAULT 25 January 1831

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1780
28 March 1780
Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CRÊTE and Charles CHATIGNY 12 February 1798, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

She was 17 years old.

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

1811 Birth of Child
Julie CHATIGNY was born 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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