Catherine AUCLAIR

(b. 18 April 1701 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1789 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine AUCLAIR was born 18 April 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Catherine AUCLAIR was the child of Pierre AUCLAIR and Marie-Madeleine SEDILOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre AUCLAIR and Suzanne AUBINEAU (maternal) Étienne SEDILOT dit DESNOYERS and Madeleine CARBONNET

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

Catherine married Jacques PAQUET 15 May 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques PAQUET was born 2 December 1695 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jacques died 4 March 1750 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques was the child of Jean-François PAQUET and Marie-Marguerite MARCOUX.

Catherine married (2) Adrien LECLERC 23 June 1760 in Beauport, Québec, Canada . Adrien LECLERC was born 14 May 1699 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Adrien died 28 December 1761 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Adrien was the child of Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS.

Catherine AUCLAIR died 12 May 1789 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Catherine AUCLAIR married

Jacques PAQUET-- Date: 15 May 1724 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jacques PAQUET was the child of Jean-François PAQUET and Marie-Marguerite MARCOUX

Children of Jacques PAQUET and Catherine AUCLAIR:

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET (b.27 May 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1785, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jeanne-Elisabeth CHORET 24 November 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre PAQUET (b.27 January 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1812, Donnacona, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS 13 November 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Elisabeth PAQUET (b.31 January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1755, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste FISET 25 November 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine AUCLAIR married

Adrien LECLERC-- Date: 23 June 1760 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada
Adrien LECLERC was the child of Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS

Children of Adrien LECLERC and Catherine AUCLAIR:

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1701 Birth
18 April 1701
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
Catherine AUCLAIR and Jacques PAQUET 15 May 1724, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was born 27 May 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Catherine was 28 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Pierre PAQUET was born 27 January 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PAQUET was born 31 January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET married 24 November 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jeanne-Elisabeth CHORET

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques PAQUET died 4 March 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Marriage of Child
Pierre PAQUET married 13 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Geneviève DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PAQUET married 25 November 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste FISET

1755 Death of Child
Elisabeth PAQUET died 29 October 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine was 54 years old.

1760 Marriage / Partner
Catherine AUCLAIR and Adrien LECLERC 23 June 1760, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 59 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adrien LECLERC died 28 December 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1763 - 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.

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.