Catherine-Louise VOLANT

Born

20 July 1706 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1787 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François VOLANT Marguerite GODEFROY

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Born: 20 July 1706 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François VOLANT

Mother: Marguerite GODEFROY

Paternal grandparents: Claude VOLANT , Françoise RADISSON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GODEFROY , Catherine POULIN (POULAIN)

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Catherine-Louise married Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE 9 April 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE was born 6 November 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine-Marie died 19 November 1757 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Antoine-Marie was the child of Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Elisabeth EMERY.

Catherine-Louise VOLANT died 25 May 1787 in Contrecœur, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine-Louise VOLANT married

Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE
Marriage date: 9 April 1731
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE was the child of Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Elisabeth EMERY

Children of Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Catherine-Louise VOLANT

Marguerite BONIN

Born: 10 July 1739, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1820, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAMOUREUX 28 January 1760 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1706
20 July 1706
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Louise VOLANT and Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE 9 April 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite BONIN was born 10 July 1739, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Catherine-Louise was 32 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine-Marie BONIN dit STE-MARIE died 19 November 1757, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1760 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BONIN married 28 January 1760 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph LAMOUREUX

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.