Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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6 May 1729 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

3 June 1804 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU Catherine MENARD

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Born: 6 May 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Catherine MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Marie ROCHON

Maternal grandparents: Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE , Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)

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Marie-Catherine married Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR 17 August 1744 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR was born 15 August 1701 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jean-Pierre DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne CHEVAUDIER.

Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU died 3 June 1804 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU married

Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 17 August 1744
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR was the child of Jean-Pierre DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne CHEVAUDIER

Children of Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR

Born: 9 October 1746, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1810, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe BLAIS 17 August 1767 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charlotte DELAGE dite LAFLEUR

Born: 26 March 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1828, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE 7 May 1770 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR

Born: 3 May 1755, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Louise DAVIAU 8 January 1776 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1729
6 May 1729
Chambly, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU and Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR 17 August 1744 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 15 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR was born 9 October 1746, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Catherine was 17 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Charlotte DELAGE dite LAFLEUR was born 26 March 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR was born 3 May 1755, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Catherine was 26 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 Marriage of Child
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR married 17 August 1767 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephe BLAIS

1770 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DELAGE dite LAFLEUR married 7 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR married 8 January 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louise DAVIAU

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)

1797 Death of Child
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR died 23 December 1797, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Catherine was 68 years old.

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

Death — 1804
3 June 1804
Varennes, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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