Marie-Catherine ASHBY

Born

9 December 1767 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 April 1822 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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William ASHBY Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME

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Born: 9 December 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: William ASHBY

Mother: Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME , Marie-Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)

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Marie-Catherine married Joseph PIEDALUE 12 September 1786 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PIEDALUE was born 13 April 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 21 February 1818 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU.

Marie-Catherine ASHBY died 21 April 1822 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Catherine ASHBY married

Joseph PIEDALUE
Marriage date: 12 September 1786
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PIEDALUE was the child of Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU

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Children of Joseph PIEDALUE and Marie-Catherine ASHBY

Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE

Born: 19 June 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Lucie PATENAUDE 23 April 1826 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

Born: 16 February 1795, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1881, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT 22 February 1813 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Adelaide PIEDALUE

Born: 1 March 1797, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 26 June 1881, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph LALANNE 18 August 1817 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 — 1767
9 December 1767
Chambly, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine ASHBY and Joseph PIEDALUE 12 September 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE was born 19 June 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Catherine 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)

1795 Birth of Child
Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE was born 16 February 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Catherine was 27 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Adelaide PIEDALUE was born 1 March 1797, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE married 22 February 1813, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada to François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Adelaide PIEDALUE married 18 August 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Joseph LALANNE

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.