Catherine CHARPENTIER

Born

27 March 1734 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1795 , St-Paul de Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada

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Joseph-Leonard CHARPENTIER Françoise CADIEUX

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Born: 27 March 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Leonard CHARPENTIER

Mother: Françoise CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER , Françoise HUNEAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CADIEUX , Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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Catherine married Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 22 January 1759 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 25 January 1740 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Francois died 20 June 1764 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne LAMOTHE.

Catherine married (2) Pierre BEAUCHAMP 9 January 1775 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre BEAUCHAMP was born 10 March 1718 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Pierre died 25 July 1785 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Pierre was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Angélique-Françoise LECLERC.

Catherine CHARPENTIER died 17 March 1795 in St-Paul de Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada.

m. Beauchamp Pierre
m. Charles Francois

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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 CHARPENTIER married

Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE
Marriage date: 22 January 1759
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne LAMOTHE

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Catherine CHARPENTIER married

Pierre BEAUCHAMP
Marriage date: 9 January 1775
Marriage place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BEAUCHAMP was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Angélique-Françoise LECLERC

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Birth — 1734
27 March 1734
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHARPENTIER and Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE 22 January 1759, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

She was 24 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE died 20 June 1764, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

1775 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHARPENTIER and Pierre BEAUCHAMP 9 January 1775, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

She was 40 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.