Catherine LEROUX

(b. 27 November 1720 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1790 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine LEROUX was born 27 November 1720 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Catherine LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Angelique PLANTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU

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

Catherine married Thomas GUENETTE 1 August 1738 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thomas GUENETTE was born 10 October 1711 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Thomas died 19 June 1761 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Thomas was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Marie-Anne MAHEU dite PAUL.

Catherine married (2) Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER 28 April 1767 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER was born 3 May 1713 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jean-Baptiste-Joseph died 31 May 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY.

Catherine LEROUX died 19 April 1790 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Catherine LEROUX

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Catherine LEROUX married

Thomas GUENETTE-- Date: 1 August 1738 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Thomas GUENETTE was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Marie-Anne MAHEU dite PAUL

Children of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX:

Catherine GUENETTE (b.28 September 1739, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1797, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois GONTHIER 12 January 1761 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Etienne GUENETTE (b.26 December 1748, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1810, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique GONTHIER 7 January 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Angelique GUENETTE (b.4 June 1750, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1818, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GIRARD 25 January 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie GUENETTE (b.1 February 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1785, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER 26 November 1776 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine LEROUX married

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER-- Date: 28 April 1767 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER and Catherine LEROUX:

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1720 Birth
27 November 1720
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1738 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEROUX and Thomas GUENETTE 1 August 1738, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Catherine GUENETTE was born 28 September 1739, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine was 18 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Etienne GUENETTE was born 26 December 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Angelique GUENETTE was born 4 June 1750, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie GUENETTE was born 1 February 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 36 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Catherine GUENETTE married 12 January 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Francois GONTHIER

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas GUENETTE died 19 June 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEROUX and Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER 28 April 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 46 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Etienne GUENETTE married 7 January 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angelique GONTHIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Angelique GUENETTE married 25 January 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis GIRARD

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 of Child
Marie GUENETTE married 26 November 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Antoine FOURNIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER died 31 May 1784 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1785 Death of Child
Marie GUENETTE died 18 February 1785, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Catherine was 64 years old.

1790 Death
19 April 1790
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 69.

Added: 4/10/2020 8:40:43 AM - Updated: 10/25/2022 11:06:22 AM