Catherine PARADIS

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16 January 1744 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1797 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PARADIS Marie-Josephe LEVESQUE

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Born: 16 January 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume PARADIS , Catherine-Marguerite HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique MENEUX

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Catherine married Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 19 January 1778 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 3 January 1733 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Jean-Baptiste died 2 May 1789 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine SOUCY.

Catherine married (2) Benoni-Benoit BLIER 22 November 1790 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Benoni-Benoit BLIER was born 20 March 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Benoni-Benoit was the child of Jean BLIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS.

Catherine PARADIS died 7 March 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .

m. Blier Benoni-Benoit
m. Miville Jean-Baptiste

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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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Spouse & Children of Catherine PARADIS

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Catherine PARADIS married

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
Marriage date: 19 January 1778
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine SOUCY

Children of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine PARADIS

Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE

Born: 19 June 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1865, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste DURETTE 12 February 1798 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Catherine PARADIS married

Benoni-Benoit BLIER
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Benoni-Benoit BLIER was the child of Jean BLIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS

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Birth — 1744
16 January 1744
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PARADIS and Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 19 January 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE was born 19 June 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Catherine was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 2 May 1789, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PARADIS and Benoni-Benoit BLIER 22 November 1790 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 46 years old.

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

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

Death — 1797
7 March 1797
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 53.

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