Catherine BLAIN

(b. 11 October 1761 , Varennes, Canada d. 11 October 1815 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BLAIN was born 11 October 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Catherine BLAIN was the child of Louis-Herman BLAIN and Josephte PETIT dite CHAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU) (maternal) Nicolas PETIT and Michele CHAUVIN

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

Catherine married Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 14 October 1776 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 26 February 1758 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Francois died 17 February 1837 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Suzanne CHRISTIN.

Catherine BLAIN died 11 October 1815 in Longueuil, 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 BLAIN married

Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE-- Date: 14 October 1776 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Suzanne CHRISTIN

Children of Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Catherine BLAIN:

François-Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE (b.27 November 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 13 February 1825, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine VERONNEAU 25 January 1814 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1761 Birth
11 October 1761
Varennes, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BLAIN and Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 14 October 1776, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 15 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
François-Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 27 November 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage of Child
François-Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE married 25 January 1814, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Madeleine VERONNEAU