Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST

(b. 8 November 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1837 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada )

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Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST was born 8 November 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Catherine-Gertrude LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph LAFOREST and Barbe BOUCHARD

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

Catherine married Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY 25 January 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY was born 22 January 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jacques-Vincent-Athanase died 28 June 1843 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Jacques-Vincent-Athanase was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE.

Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST died 6 June 1837 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST married

Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY-- Date: 25 January 1785 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE

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Children of Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY and Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST:

Marie TREMBLAY (b.17 February 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 February 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. François GIRARD 24 January 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles-Vincent TREMBLAY (b.26 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 February 1847, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 26 January 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Moise TREMBLAY (b.31 December 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 March 1864, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Placide GIRARD 6 November 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Judith FORTIN 25 November 1830 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Roger TREMBLAY (b.3 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 December 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Marie-Angele SIMARD 10 November 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin TREMBLAY (b.17 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 27 March 1873, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BOIVIN 26 April 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marcelline TREMBLAY (b.12 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Ambroise TREMBLAY 14 September 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie TREMBLAY (b.5 August 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1884, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Michel GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 17 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive TREMBLAY (b.28 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 March 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Ulric SIMARD 11 February 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph TREMBLAY (b.14 November 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 19 February 1874, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Adelaide SIMARD 6 November 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY (b.17 February 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 April 1880, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada )
m. Rosalie GIRARD 5 October 1830 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
m. Domithilde SIMARD 29 January 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1763 Birth
8 November 1763
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST and Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY 25 January 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 22 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Charles-Vincent TREMBLAY was born 26 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Moise TREMBLAY was born 31 December 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Roger TREMBLAY was born 3 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 28 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 17 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 30 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marcelline TREMBLAY was born 12 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 5 August 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 34 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Olive TREMBLAY was born 28 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 36 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 14 November 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 40 years old.

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie TREMBLAY married 24 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François GIRARD

1804 Death of Child
Marie TREMBLAY died 29 February 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 40 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 41 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Moise TREMBLAY married 6 November 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Placide GIRARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Marcelline TREMBLAY married 14 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY

1813 Marriage of Child
Charles-Vincent TREMBLAY married 26 January 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine TREMBLAY

1814 Marriage of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY married 26 April 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne BOIVIN

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie TREMBLAY married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Michel GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Olive TREMBLAY married 11 February 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ulric SIMARD

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

1818 Marriage of Child
Roger TREMBLAY married 10 November 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Angele SIMARD

1819 Death of Child
Olive TREMBLAY died 4 March 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 55 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY married 6 November 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide SIMARD

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY married 5 October 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Rosalie GIRARD

1830 Marriage of Child
Moise TREMBLAY married 25 November 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Judith FORTIN

1833 Marriage of Child
Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY married 29 January 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Domithilde SIMARD

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death
6 June 1837
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.

Added: 12/2/2023 12:41:15 PM - Updated: 12/28/2023 10:08:38 PM