Catherine ROUSSEL

Born

3 September 1777 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

23 April 1801 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Catherine married François MERLOT 23 April 1798 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François MERLOT was born 31 May 1771 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . François was the child of Joseph MERLOT and Marie-Reine PILON .

Parents & Family of Catherine ROUSSEL

Parents of Catherine ROUSSEL

Father

Pierre ROUSSEL

Mother

Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Grandparents of Catherine ROUSSEL

Paternal grandparents

Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR

Maternal grandparents

François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN Marie-Anne LALONDE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine ROUSSEL

Catherine ROUSSEL married

François MERLOT
Marriage date: 23 April 1798
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
François MERLOT was the child of Joseph MERLOT and Marie-Reine PILON

Children of François MERLOT and Catherine ROUSSEL

Alexis MERLOT

Born: 16 March 1799, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: 22 April 1855, Les Cèdres, Canada East

Married: Josephte LEVAC 17 April 1820 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Catherine MERLOT

Born: 17 March 1801, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joachim BRUNET 23 November 1818 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1777
3 September 1777
Québec Province, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROUSSEL and François MERLOT 23 April 1798, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 20 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Alexis MERLOT was born 16 March 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
23 April 1801
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 23.

1801 Birth of Child
Catherine MERLOT was born 17 March 1801, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Catherine was 23 years old.

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