flag male ancestor  Charles  CHATIGNY

  (b. 9 April 1772 Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 17 June 1849 Saint-Timothée, Canada East )  

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Charles CHATIGNY was born 9 April 1772 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles CHATIGNY was the child of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY   and   Madeleine LEMONIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph CHATIGNY and Marguerite-Genevieve CORBIN (maternal)  François LEMONIER and Thérèse-Marie BELAND

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Charles  married  Catherine CRÊTE 12 February 1798 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CRÊTE  was born 28 March 1780 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) .  Catherine died 30 January 1853 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois).  Catherine was the child of Charles-Marie CRÊTE and Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU.

Charles CHATIGNY died 17 June 1849 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of Charles CHATIGNY

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Charles CHATIGNY married flag female ancestor Catherine CRÊTE-- Date: 12 February 1798 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Catherine CRÊTE was the child of Charles-Marie CRÊTE and Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU




Children of Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE:

flag female ancestor Julie CHATIGNY (b.15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada   d. 2 March 1885, St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada)
m. Benjamin LEGAULT 25 January 1831



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birth1772 Birth
9 April 1772
Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE 12 February 1798, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 25 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Julie CHATIGNY was born 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Charles was 38 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1849 Death
17 June 1849
Saint-Timothée, Canada East

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 2/26/2019 3:52:07 PM - Updated: 6/13/2025 8:27:12 AM

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