Catherine DURAND

(b. 6 November 1760 , Berthierville, Canada d. 17 August 1834 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DURAND was born 6 November 1760 in Berthierville, Canada

Catherine DURAND was the child of Joseph DURAND and Marie PRIMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DURAND and Jeanne HOUDE (maternal) Claude PRIMEAU and Angélique BABEU

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

Catherine married Joseph-Marie MIVILLE 27 November 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie MIVILLE was born 19 December 1752 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph-Marie died 26 March 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Joseph-Marie was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD.

Catherine DURAND died 17 August 1834 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine DURAND married

Joseph-Marie MIVILLE-- Date: 27 November 1780 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie MIVILLE was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Children of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND:

Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE (b.13 August 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 April 1833, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 3 July 1804 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1760 Birth
6 November 1760
Berthierville, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DURAND and Joseph-Marie MIVILLE 27 November 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE was born 13 August 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine was 24 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE married 3 July 1804, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

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