Catherine CAMPEAU

Born

30 September 1736 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

17 July 1816 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 16 May 1815 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET .

Parents & Family of Catherine CAMPEAU

Parents of Catherine CAMPEAU

Father

François CAMPEAU

Mother

Catherine VIGER

Grandparents of Catherine CAMPEAU

Paternal grandparents

François CAMPEAU Madeleine BROSSARD

Maternal grandparents

Charles VIGER Françoise GUERTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine CAMPEAU

Catherine CAMPEAU married

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT
Marriage date: 13 June 1763
Marriage 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

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 July 1844, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Francois CARDINAL 10 February 1783 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, 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 — 1736
30 September 1736
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Catherine 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 Child
Therese LEGAULT married 10 February 1783, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois CARDINAL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT died 16 May 1815, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Death — 1816
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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