Catherine BOURDEAU

(b. 11 March 1728 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1794 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BOURDEAU was born 11 March 1728 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Catherine BOURDEAU was the child of Dominique BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marie-Madeleine PERRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marie FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (maternal) Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY

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

Catherine married Etienne DUQUET 31 January 1752 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne DUQUET was born 28 September 1723 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Etienne was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS.

Catherine BOURDEAU died 23 April 1794 in La Prairie, 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 BOURDEAU married

Etienne DUQUET-- Date: 31 January 1752 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Etienne DUQUET was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

Children of Etienne DUQUET and Catherine BOURDEAU:

Josephte DUQUET (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BROSSEAU 23 February 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Maxime DUQUET (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BROSSEAU 2 August 1790 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1728 Birth
11 March 1728
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BOURDEAU and Etienne DUQUET 31 January 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUQUET married 23 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francois BROSSEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Maxime DUQUET married 2 August 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francois BROSSEAU

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

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