Catherine DUBOIS

(b. 20 August 1728 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1790 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine DUBOIS was born 20 August 1728 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Catherine DUBOIS was the child of Francois DUBOIS and Catherine-Genevieve VERMET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Antoine VERMET and Genevieve PLOUFFE

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

Catherine married Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE 5 July 1751 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE was born 29 November 1722 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Pierre died 3 March 1796 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Pierre was the child of Pierre TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Josephte CHARPENTIER.

Catherine DUBOIS died 24 May 1790 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Truchon Pierre

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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 DUBOIS married

Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE-- Date: 5 July 1751 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE was the child of Pierre TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Josephte CHARPENTIER

Children of Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE and Catherine DUBOIS:

Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE (b.27 April 1762, Mascouche, Canada d. 18 September 1800, Mascouche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe RENAUD 16 October 1780 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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1728 Birth
20 August 1728
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DUBOIS and Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE 5 July 1751 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 22 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE was born 27 April 1762, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Catherine was 33 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.

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 of Child
Pierre TRUCHON dit LEVEILLEE married 16 October 1780, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Josephe RENAUD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)