Catherine GRIFFIN

(b. 30 December 1753 , Derby, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 12 April 1821 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Catherine GRIFFIN was born 30 December 1753 in Derby, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Catherine GRIFFIN was the child of ? and ?

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Catherine married Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) 8 January 1772 in Oxford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) was born abt. 1749 in Derby, Connecticut, USA. Abner died 1 August 1833

Catherine GRIFFIN died 12 April 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

daughter of Charles Griffin and Catherine Wisebury

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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 GRIFFIN married

Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT)-- Date: 8 January 1772 Place: Oxford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) and Catherine GRIFFIN:

Catherine WILCOTT (b.abt. 1780, d. , )
m. Joseph MILOT dit CHAMPAGNE 28 October 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie WILCOTT (b.24 October 1788, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1867, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. François DANSEREAU 2 October 1809 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1753 Birth
30 December 1753
Derby, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1772 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GRIFFIN and Abner WILCOTT (WOOLCOTT) 8 January 1772, Oxford, Connecticut, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Marie WILCOTT was born 24 October 1788, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 34 years old.

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Catherine WILCOTT married 28 October 1798, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Joseph MILOT dit CHAMPAGNE

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie WILCOTT married 2 October 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François DANSEREAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1821 Death
12 April 1821
Sorel, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.

Added: 12/3/2020 11:55:34 AM - Updated: 12/23/2021 11:32:04 AM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state