Catherine LESIEUR

(b. 19 August 1722 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1796 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Catherine LESIEUR was born 19 August 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Catherine LESIEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit CALOT and Louise DENOYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LESIEUR dit CALOT and Marie-Charlotte EBERT (HEBERT) (CHAREBERT) (maternal) Jean-Andre DENOYON (DESNOYERS) and Marie CHAUVIN

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

Catherine married Michel SOREL (SAUREL) 6 February 1747 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel SOREL (SAUREL) was born 15 October 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Michel died 7 April 1779 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Michel was the child of Hilaire-Jean-Baptiste SOREL dit LEVEILLE and Geneviève BRAULT dite POMANVILLE.

Catherine LESIEUR died 14 May 1796 in Saint-Constant, 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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Catherine LESIEUR married

Michel SOREL (SAUREL)-- Date: 6 February 1747 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Michel SOREL (SAUREL) was the child of Hilaire-Jean-Baptiste SOREL dit LEVEILLE and Geneviève BRAULT dite POMANVILLE

Children of Michel SOREL (SAUREL) and Catherine LESIEUR:

Desanges-Angelique SOREL (b.25 January 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1783, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET) 11 February 1771 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel SOREL (b.17 January 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PROVOST 23 October 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste SOREL (b.31 January 1758, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte FOX dite BELANGER 24 November 1783 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1722 Birth
19 August 1722
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LESIEUR and Michel SOREL (SAUREL) 6 February 1747, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Desanges-Angelique SOREL was born 25 January 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Michel SOREL was born 17 January 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine was 29 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SOREL was born 31 January 1758, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine was 35 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Desanges-Angelique SOREL married 11 February 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET)

1774 Marriage of Child
Michel SOREL married 23 October 1774, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne PROVOST

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel SOREL (SAUREL) died 7 April 1779, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1783 Death of Child
Desanges-Angelique SOREL died 2 February 1783, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Catherine was 60 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SOREL married 24 November 1783, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Josephte FOX dite BELANGER

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 Death of Child
Michel SOREL died 2 August 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 73 years old.

1796 Death
14 May 1796
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.

Added: 1/8/2024 11:36:43 PM - Updated: 12/31/2024 12:16:22 PM