Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Born

31 January 1698 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1785 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: 31 January 1698 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET

Mother: Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE , Elisabeth MEUNIER

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

Catherine-Francoise married Louis BÉCHARD 17 January 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis BÉCHARD was born 25 November 1691 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 8 October 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Louis was the child of Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT.

Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE died 9 April 1785 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

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Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE married

Louis BÉCHARD
Marriage date: 17 January 1718
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Louis BÉCHARD was the child of Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD and Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Children of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD

Born: 13 January 1719, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Jacques GUAY 14 October 1742 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louise BÉCHARD

Born: 11 May 1721, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste AUTIN 27 November 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne BÉCHARD

Born: 3 October 1723, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques TAILLON 10 September 1742 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis BÉCHARD

Born: 23 September 1725, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise EMOND 23 October 1747 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique BÉCHARD

Born: 27 May 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1810, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Charles ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 14 August 1755 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Pierre CHOUINARD 28 October 1799 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Thérèse BÉCHARD

Born: 19 March 1735, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie LAVOIE 8 January 1753 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: François HUDON 12 August 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE 25 June 1787 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Elisabeth BECHARD

Born: 18 October 1738, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1821, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Basile LAVOIE 17 January 1757 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1698
31 January 1698
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE and Louis BÉCHARD 17 January 1718 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 19 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD was born 13 January 1719, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Francoise was 20 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Louise BÉCHARD was born 11 May 1721, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Francoise was 23 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD was born 3 October 1723, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine-Francoise was 25 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Louis BÉCHARD was born 23 September 1725, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine-Francoise was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Angélique BÉCHARD was born 27 May 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine-Francoise was 35 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Thérèse BÉCHARD was born 19 March 1735, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine-Francoise was 37 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BECHARD was born 18 October 1738, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine-Francoise was 40 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD married 10 September 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jacques TAILLON

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BÉCHARD married 14 October 1742, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Jean-Jacques GUAY

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis BÉCHARD married 23 October 1747, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Françoise EMOND

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Thérèse BÉCHARD married 8 January 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph-Marie LAVOIE

1755 Marriage of Child
Angélique BÉCHARD married 14 August 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

1756 Death of Child
Louis BÉCHARD died 7 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Catherine-Francoise was 58 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis BÉCHARD died 8 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1757 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BECHARD married 17 January 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Basile LAVOIE

1758 Marriage of Child
Louise BÉCHARD married 27 November 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste AUTIN

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.