flag female ancestor  Marie Catherine  MELOCHE

  (b. 3 March 1737 Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)   d. 18 December 1763 Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marie Catherine MELOCHE was born 3 March 1737 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Marie Catherine MELOCHE was the child of Pierre MELOCHE   and   Jeanne CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François MELOCHE and Marie MOUFLET (maternal)  Vital CARON and Marie PERTHUIS

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Marie Catherine  married  Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY 21 August 1752 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY  was born 2 April 1720 in Poligny, Jura, France. 

Marie Catherine MELOCHE died 18 December 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 MELOCHE married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY-- Date: 21 August 1752 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)


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birth1737 Birth
3 March 1737
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie Catherine MELOCHE and Jean-Baptiste-Francois SAPEE dit POLIGNY 21 August 1752, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 15 years old.
death1763 Death
18 December 1763
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 26.


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Added: 7/22/2024 4:29:21 PM - Updated: 12/8/2025 10:46:56 AM
Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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