Catherine DELAVAUX (DELAVAU)

Born

abt. 1620 , France

Died

11 April 1688 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine married Gilbert BARBIER 14 November 1650 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Gilbert BARBIER was born 13 January 1617 in St-Are, Decize, Nevers, France. Gilbert died 15 November 1693 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .

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Catherine was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1650. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

daughter of Alexandre de Lavau and Louise de Renel

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine DELAVAUX (DELAVAU)

Catherine DELAVAUX (DELAVAU) married

Gilbert BARBIER
Marriage date: 14 November 1650
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Children of Gilbert BARBIER and Catherine DELAVAUX (DELAVAU)

Charles BARBIER

Born: 7 August 1651, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1657, Montréal, Canada, New France

Adrienne BARBIER

Born: 20 August 1652, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Étienne TRUDEAU 10 January 1667 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Barbe BARBIER

Born: 9 January 1654, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1694, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Married: Toussaint BEAUDRY 24 November 1670 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Agathe BARBIER

Born: 2 August 1655, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1655, Montréal, Canada, New France

Gabriel BARBIER

Born: 6 September 1656, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 December 1688, Fort Saint Louis, Province of Tejas, New Spain

Nicolas-Charles BARBIER

Born: 20 April 1658, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1691, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Charles-Henri BARBIER

Born: 8 November 1660 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1691, Repentigny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie PIGEON 13 June 1684 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite CUSSON 25 October 1688 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Marie BARBIER

Born: 1 May 1663 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France

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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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1650 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DELAVAUX (DELAVAU) and Gilbert BARBIER 14 November 1650, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1651 Birth of Child
Charles BARBIER was born 7 August 1651, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1652 Birth of Child
Adrienne BARBIER was born 20 August 1652, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1654 Birth of Child
Barbe BARBIER was born 9 January 1654, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1655 Birth of Child
Agathe BARBIER was born 2 August 1655, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Gabriel BARBIER was born 6 September 1656, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1657 Death of Child
Charles BARBIER died 28 February 1657, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1658 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Charles BARBIER was born 20 April 1658, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1660 Birth of Child
Charles-Henri BARBIER was born 8 November 1660 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1663 Birth of Child
Marie BARBIER was born 1 May 1663 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec

GILBERT BARBIER 40 CHARPENTIER, HABITANT
CATHERINE DE LAGNEAU (DE LAVAU) 45 EPOUSE
ADRIENNE BARBIER 17 FILLE
BARBE BARBIER 12 FILLE
GABRIEL BARBIER 9 FILS
NICOLAS BARBIER 7 FILS
CHARLES BARBIER 5 FILS
MARIE BARBIER 2 FILLE
NICOLAS CHARTRAN 22 DOMESTIQUE, ENGAGE

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1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage of Child
Adrienne BARBIER married 10 January 1667, Montréal, Canada, New France to Étienne TRUDEAU

1670 Marriage of Child
Barbe BARBIER married 24 November 1670, Montréal, Canada, New France to Toussaint BEAUDRY

1681 Canadian Census Ville de Montreal

Gilbert Barbier, charpentier, 64
Catherine Delavau, sa femme, 61
enfants:
Gabriel, 26
Nicolas, 23
Charles, 21
Pierre Lorreau, domestique, 10

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1684 Marriage of Child
Charles-Henri BARBIER married 13 June 1684, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie PIGEON

1687

July 21, 1687 - Appearance of Catherine Delavau, wife of Gilbert Barbier.

Title Report
Author Québec (Québec). Secretary's Office
Published 1891
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized May 9, 2006
Page 198

Death — 1688
11 April 1688
Montréal, Canada, New France

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