Catherine VIGER

(b. 17 September 1711 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1790 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine VIGER was born 17 September 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine VIGER was the child of Charles VIGER and Françoise GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE (maternal) Louis GUERTIN dit LESABOTIER and Elisabeth CAMUS

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

Catherine married François CAMPEAU 31 January 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François CAMPEAU was born 30 May 1699 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François died 23 March 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). François was the child of François CAMPEAU and Madeleine BROSSARD.

Catherine VIGER died 18 August 1790 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, 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 VIGER married

François CAMPEAU-- Date: 31 January 1735 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
François CAMPEAU was the child of François CAMPEAU and Madeleine BROSSARD

Children of François CAMPEAU and Catherine VIGER:

Catherine CAMPEAU (b.30 September 1736, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) d. 17 July 1816, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT 13 June 1763 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre-Olivier CAMPEAU (b.26 July 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1800, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Angele BISAILLON 9 July 1770 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1711 Birth
17 September 1711
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Catherine VIGER and François CAMPEAU 31 January 1735 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Catherine CAMPEAU was born 30 September 1736, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Catherine was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre-Olivier CAMPEAU was born 26 July 1742, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Catherine CAMPEAU married 13 June 1763, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

1770 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Olivier CAMPEAU married 9 July 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Angele BISAILLON

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
François CAMPEAU died 23 March 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.