Marie-Catherine PAQUET

(b. 6 December 1703 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1780 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine PAQUET was born 6 December 1703 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET (PASQUIER) and Jeanne BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) and Henriette ROUSSEAU (maternal) Julien BROSSEAU dit LAVERDURE and Simone CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

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

Marie-Catherine married Charles LESSARD 10 February 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles LESSARD was born 3 May 1698 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles was the child of Charles LESSARD and Marie-Anne CARON.

Marie-Catherine PAQUET died 25 May 1780 in Québec, 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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Marie-Catherine PAQUET married

Charles LESSARD-- Date: 10 February 1721 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Charles LESSARD was the child of Charles LESSARD and Marie-Anne CARON

Children of Charles LESSARD and Marie-Catherine PAQUET:

Marie-Louise LESSARD (b.2 September 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1811, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Claude BOURGET 4 July 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1703 Birth
6 December 1703
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine PAQUET and Charles LESSARD 10 February 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 17 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LESSARD was born 2 September 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LESSARD married 4 July 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre-Claude BOURGET

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.