Catherine MERLOT

(b. 8 March 1716 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1800 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Catherine MERLOT was born 8 March 1716 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine MERLOT was the child of Joachim MERLOT and Jeanne MARTIN dite LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) André MERLOT LE PETIT LARAMÉE and Marie ROY (maternal) François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN and Catherine GOYER dite BELISLE

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

Catherine married Pierre VALOIS 26 October 1750 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VALOIS was born 15 October 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Pierre died 2 April 1806 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Pierre was the child of Pierre VALOIS and Clemence GIRARD.

Catherine MERLOT died 22 April 1800 in Vaudreuil, 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.

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Catherine MERLOT married

Pierre VALOIS-- Date: 26 October 1750 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre VALOIS was the child of Pierre VALOIS and Clemence GIRARD

Children of Pierre VALOIS and Catherine MERLOT:

Clemence VALOIS (b.5 September 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques-Philppe DORÉ 17 October 1768 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1716 Birth
8 March 1716
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1750 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MERLOT and Pierre VALOIS 26 October 1750 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 34 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Clemence VALOIS was born 5 September 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Catherine was 35 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Clemence VALOIS married 17 October 1768 , Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Philppe DORÉ

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.