Catherine DEMERS

Born

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

Died

30 July 1822 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Antoine-Hyacinthe was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU .

Parents & Family of Catherine DEMERS

Parents of Catherine DEMERS

Father

Michel DEMERS

Mother

Marguerite GAGNON

Grandparents of Catherine DEMERS

Paternal grandparents

René DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Thérèse ROCHON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine DEMERS

Catherine DEMERS married

Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE
Marriage date: 11 November 1764
Marriage 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

Born: 25 February 1771, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite SIMONEAU 9 January 1810 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1738
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.