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flag female ancestor  Catherine  GIROUX

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25 August 1824 La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Born: 12 April 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France



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Catherine  married  Gabriel GERVAIS 16 October 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel GERVAIS  was born 25 September 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Gabriel died 6 November 1809 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Gabriel was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie Charlotte BONHOMME.

Catherine GIROUX died 25 August 1824 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Spouse & Children of Catherine GIROUX

Catherine GIROUX married flag male ancestor Gabriel GERVAIS
Marriage date: 16 October 1780
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Gabriel GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie Charlotte BONHOMME

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BirthBirth — 1759
12 April 1759
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1780 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GIROUX and Gabriel GERVAIS 16 October 1780 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 3 December 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 28 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS married 17 October 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Pierre ROBERT
1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel GERVAIS died 6 November 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
DeathDeath — 1824
25 August 1824
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.
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