Marie-Catherine LEBER

Born

2 May 1717 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

11 March 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine LEBER

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Born: 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Catherine LEBER

Father

François LEBER

Mother

Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine LEBER

Paternal grandparents

François LEBER Jeanne TESTARD

Maternal grandparents

Jean MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE Marie MOITIÉ

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

Marie-Catherine married André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 21 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 June 1716 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . André died 29 June 1790 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada. André was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY.

Marie-Catherine LEBER died 11 March 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine LEBER

Marie-Catherine LEBER married

André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 21 November 1740
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY

Children of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Born: 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth GERVAIS 9 October 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1717
2 May 1717
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LEBER and André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 21 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.

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

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude BISAILLON

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 9 October 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Elisabeth GERVAIS

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.