Catherine
CAMPEAU
Born
30 September 1736
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died
17 July 1816
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
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Catherine CAMPEAU was born 30 September 1736 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine CAMPEAU was the child of François CAMPEAU and Catherine VIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CAMPEAU and Madeleine BROSSARD (maternal) Charles VIGER and Françoise GUERTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT 13 June 1763 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was born 22 September 1728 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Jean-Baptiste died 16 May 1815 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET.
Catherine CAMPEAU died 17 July 1816 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT-- Date: 13 June 1763 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT-- Date: 13 June 1763 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET
Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Catherine CAMPEAU
Therese LEGAULT (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 July 1844, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East)m. Francois CARDINAL 10 February 1783 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
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1736 Birth 30 September 1736
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
1763 Marriage / PartnerCatherine CAMPEAU and Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT 13 June 1763, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
She was 26 years old.
1783 Marriage of ChildTherese LEGAULT married 10 February 1783, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Francois CARDINAL
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1815 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste LEGAULT died 16 May 1815, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
1816 Death 17 July 1816
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.
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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state
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