Catherine HOUDE

(b. 18 February 1738 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1797 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada )

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Catherine HOUDE was born 18 February 1738 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Catherine HOUDE was the child of Claude HOUDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle MORISSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude HOUDE and Marie-Madeleine LEMAY (maternal) Pierre MORISSET and Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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

Catherine married Louis-Charles CROTEAU 27 April 1756 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Charles CROTEAU was born 8 October 1716 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Louis-Charles died 22 August 1762 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Louis-Charles was the child of Charles CROTEAU and Suzanne GUYON (DION) dite DESLAURIERS.

Catherine married (2) Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE 1 May 1764 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was born 20 December 1742 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 22 May 1805 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Françoise HOUDE.

Catherine HOUDE died 7 February 1797 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.

m. Cauchon Antoine
m. Croteau Louis-Charles

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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 HOUDE married

Louis-Charles CROTEAU-- Date: 27 April 1756 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Louis-Charles CROTEAU was the child of Charles CROTEAU and Suzanne GUYON (DION) dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Louis-Charles CROTEAU and Catherine HOUDE:

Jean-Baptiste CROTEAU (b.25 October 1757, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1828, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER 17 February 1783 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Louis-Charles CROTEAU (b.12 August 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada d. 13 December 1842, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East)
m. Marie-Angelique HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX 21 August 1786 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Catherine HOUDE married

Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE-- Date: 1 May 1764 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was the child of François CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Françoise HOUDE

Children of Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE and Catherine HOUDE:

Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE (b.13 September 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1834, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX 29 September 1795 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
18 February 1738
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Catherine HOUDE and Louis-Charles CROTEAU 27 April 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CROTEAU was born 25 October 1757, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles CROTEAU was born 12 August 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 23 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Charles CROTEAU died 22 August 1762, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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 HOUDE and Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE 1 May 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE was born 13 September 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 30 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CROTEAU married 17 February 1783, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis-Charles CROTEAU married 21 August 1786, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angelique HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Antoine CAUCHON dit LAMOTHE married 29 September 1795, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Madeleine HOUDE dite DESRUISSEAUX

1797 Death
7 February 1797
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 59.

Added: 3/26/2017 5:38:40 PM - Updated: 5/28/2021 11:44:15 AM