Madeleine-Catherine HETU

Born

17 August 1767 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 April 1794 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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François HETU Marie-Madeleine BOURDON

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Born: 17 August 1767 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François HETU

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BOURDON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOURDON , Thérèse VIGNEAULT

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Madeleine-Catherine married Pierre LAMOUREUX 23 January 1787 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAMOUREUX was born 8 November 1763 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 14 September 1840 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Marie-Angélique ALLAIRE.

Madeleine-Catherine HETU died 6 April 1794 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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Madeleine-Catherine HETU married

Pierre LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 23 January 1787
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LAMOUREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Marie-Angélique ALLAIRE

Children of Pierre LAMOUREUX and Madeleine-Catherine HETU

Marguerite LAMOUREUX

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1866,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 29 January 1810 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph LAMOUREUX

Born: 8 October 1792, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1767
17 August 1767
Lavaltrie, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Catherine HETU and Pierre LAMOUREUX 23 January 1787, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 19 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Joseph LAMOUREUX was born 8 October 1792, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Madeleine-Catherine was 25 years old.

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