Catherine CHASLE

(b. 16 March 1729 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1796 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Catherine CHASLE was born 16 March 1729 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine CHASLE was the child of Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie GOURDON

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

Catherine married Joseph-Marie DAOUST 11 April 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie DAOUST was born 24 March 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Joseph-Marie died 10 April 1793 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Joseph-Marie was the child of Guillaume DAOUST and Elizabeth PILON.

Catherine CHASLE died 15 October 1796 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 CHASLE married

Joseph-Marie DAOUST-- Date: 11 April 1747 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie DAOUST was the child of Guillaume DAOUST and Elizabeth PILON

Children of Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLE:

Marie-Josephe DAOUST (b.7 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1828, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. René BRAZEAU 18 July 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Agathe-Amable DAOUST (b.18 October 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada d. 6 November 1854, Vaudreuil, Canada East )
m. Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE 3 February 1777 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Elisabeth DAOUST (b.13 November 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François VINET 4 April 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1729 Birth
16 March 1729
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHASLE and Joseph-Marie DAOUST 11 April 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 18 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST was born 7 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST was born 18 October 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 31 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DAOUST was born 13 November 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 38 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST married 18 July 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to René BRAZEAU

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST married 3 February 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DAOUST married 4 April 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to François VINET

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

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