HELP! flag female ancestor  Catherine  TESTU

  (b. 11 December 1689 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 30 May 1765 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Catherine TESTU was born 11 December 1689 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Catherine TESTU was the child of Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU)   and   Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE)

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

Catherine  married  Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY 04 November 1705 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children. Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY  was born 17 October 1677 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur).  Pierre died 15 March 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Pierre was the child of Bernard DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite RAISIN.

Catherine  married  (2) Jean BABEU 20 June 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  Jean BABEU  was born 14 January 1703 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Jean died 27 February 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Jean was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY.

Catherine TESTU died 30 May 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Family and Children of Catherine TESTU

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Catherine TESTU married flag male ancestor Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 04 November 1705  Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY was the child of Bernard DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite RAISIN




Children of Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine TESTU:

flag female ancestor Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY (b.16 February 1709, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 17 July 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Jacques LEMIEUX 17 November 1727 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

flag female ancestor Marguerite DENIGER (b.14 April 1713, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS 6 November 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Joseph-Marie GAGNE 21 September 1766 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Geneviève DENIGER (b.13 November 1715, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor François DENIGER (b.8 March 1717, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 16 June 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose ROY 15 January 1742 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Marie-Anne POUPART 28 April 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

flag female ancestor Geneviève DENIGER (b.7 May 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Louis BABEU 22 January 1741 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

flag female ancestor Madeleine DENIGER (b.11 June 1721, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 27 February 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste POUPART 22 October 1742 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

flag female ancestor Marie-Anne DENIGER (b.31 January 1727, La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 28 February 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUMAS 9 February 1750 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)




Catherine TESTU married flag male ancestor Jean BABEU-- Date: 20 June 1735  Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean BABEU was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY




Children of Jean BABEU and Catherine TESTU:


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birth1689 Birth
11 December 1689
La Prairie, Canada, New France
marriage1705 Marriage / Partner
Catherine TESTU and Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY 04 November 1705 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 15 years old.
1709 Birth of Child
Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY was born 16 February 1709, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 19 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Marguerite DENIGER was born 14 April 1713, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 23 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1715 Birth of Child
Geneviève DENIGER was born 13 November 1715, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 25 years old.
1717 Birth of Child
François DENIGER was born 8 March 1717, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 27 years old.
1719 Birth of Child
Geneviève DENIGER was born 7 May 1719, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 29 years old.
1721 Birth of Child
Madeleine DENIGER was born 11 June 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 31 years old.
1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DENIGER was born 31 January 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 37 years old.
marriage1727 Marriage of Child
Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY married 17 November 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques LEMIEUX
1730 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY died 15 March 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DENIGER married 6 November 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS
marriage1735 Marriage / Partner
Catherine TESTU and Jean BABEU 20 June 1735 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 45 years old.
marriage1741 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DENIGER married 22 January 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis BABEU
marriage1742 Marriage of Child
François DENIGER married 15 January 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Rose ROY
marriage1742 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DENIGER married 22 October 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste POUPART
1746 Death of Child
Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY died 17 July 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 56 years old.
marriage1749 Marriage of Child
François DENIGER married 28 April 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne POUPART
marriage1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DENIGER married 9 February 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste DUMAS
1751 Death of Child
Marie-Anne DENIGER died 28 February 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 61 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
death1765 Death
30 May 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 75.
Added: - Updated: 1/1/2011 11:53:33 AM

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