Marie-Catherine RIEL

(b. 5 August 1772 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1835 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine RIEL was born 5 August 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine RIEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne BAREAU

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

Marie-Catherine married Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT 23 November 1795 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT was born 30 September 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 23 November 1795 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel MAGAULT dit CLERMONT and Marie-Louise BARBIER dite LAFREDENNE.

Marie-Catherine RIEL died 13 May 1835 in L'Acadie, 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 RIEL married

Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT-- Date: 23 November 1795 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT was the child of Gabriel MAGAULT dit CLERMONT and Marie-Louise BARBIER dite LAFREDENNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT and Marie-Catherine RIEL:

Marc MAGAULT dit CLERMONT (b.25 April 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 29 January 1882, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada)
m. Sophie DUBOIS 9 October 1838 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1772 Birth
5 August 1772
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine RIEL and Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT 23 November 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 years old.

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT died 23 November 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1812 Birth of Child
Marc MAGAULT dit CLERMONT was born 25 April 1812, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 39 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England