Catherine FRONTIGNY

(b. 20 April 1721 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1776 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine FRONTIGNY was born 20 April 1721 in Québec, Canada, New France

Catherine FRONTIGNY was the child of Pierre FRONTIGNY dit MÉCHIN and Madeleine LAJOUE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François LAJOUE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

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

Catherine married Alexandre COUTURE 27 November 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexandre COUTURE was born 6 November 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Alexandre died 15 June 1804 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Alexandre was the child of Augustin COUTURE and Elisabeth TURGEON.

Catherine FRONTIGNY died 6 May 1776 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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 FRONTIGNY married

Alexandre COUTURE-- Date: 27 November 1758 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Alexandre COUTURE was the child of Augustin COUTURE and Elisabeth TURGEON

Children of Alexandre COUTURE and Catherine FRONTIGNY:

Marguerite COUTURE (b.8 April 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 21 April 1841, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Louis ROBERGE 11 June 1781 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Augustin COUTURE (b.3 July 1765, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 December 1840, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BOUCHER 7 July 1789 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
20 April 1721
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FRONTIGNY and Alexandre COUTURE 27 November 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite COUTURE was born 8 April 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 40 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Augustin COUTURE was born 3 July 1765, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 44 years old.

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.