Catherine BARABE

(b. 28 September 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1820 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BARABE was born 28 September 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Catherine BARABE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Marie-Angélique VIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel BARABÉ and Marguerite TOUSIGNANT (maternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

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

Catherine married Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR was born abt. 1733 in France. Etienne died 26 February 1817 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).

Catherine BARABE died 12 April 1820 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

m. Gordien Etienne

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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 BARABE married

Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR-- Date: 12 January 1761 Place: Varennes, Canada

Children of Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR and Catherine BARABE:

Angelique GORDIEN (b.25 May 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 7 January 1788 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1738 Birth
28 September 1738
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BARABE and Etienne GORDIEN dit BELLEFLEUR 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 22 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Angelique GORDIEN was born 25 May 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 29 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Angelique GORDIEN married 7 January 1788, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)