Marie-Catherine PERRIER

(b. 4 December 1745 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1794 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine PERRIER was born 4 December 1745 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine PERRIER was the child of Jacques PERRIER and Geneviève ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PERRIER and Marguerite PARÉ (maternal) André ROY and Jeanne PÉLADEAU dite ST-JEAN

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

Marie-Catherine married Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU 30 July 1770 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU was born 7 September 1738 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.

Marie-Catherine PERRIER died 15 March 1794 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Marie-Catherine PERRIER married

Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU-- Date: 30 July 1770 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU and Marie-Catherine PERRIER:

Jacques FORGUES (b.24 January 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 March 1830, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite CITOLEUX dite LANGEVIN 24 February 1800 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1745 Birth
4 December 1745
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine PERRIER and Augustin FORGUES dit MONROUGEAU 30 July 1770, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 24 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jacques FORGUES was born 24 January 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Catherine was 31 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)