Catherine DEMERS

(b. 14 December 1738 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1822 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DEMERS was born 14 December 1738 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Catherine DEMERS was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marguerite GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS (maternal) Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON

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

Catherine married Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE 11 November 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE was born 19 June 1737 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Antoine-Hyacinthe was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU.

Catherine DEMERS died 30 July 1822 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower 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.

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Catherine DEMERS married

Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE-- Date: 11 November 1764 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Children of Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE and Catherine DEMERS:

Ambroise FRÉCHETTE (b.25 February 1771, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite SIMONEAU 9 January 1810 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
14 December 1738
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DEMERS and Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE 11 November 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Ambroise FRÉCHETTE was born 25 February 1771, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 32 years old.

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.