Catherine DESCHAMPS

(b. 6 October 1740 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1803 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DESCHAMPS was born 6 October 1740 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Catherine DESCHAMPS was the child of André DESCHAMPS and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Anne GAUDREAU

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

Catherine married François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ 10 February 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 19 July 1752 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). François died 1 June 1826 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). François was the child of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Anne OUELLET.

Catherine DESCHAMPS died 11 October 1803 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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 DESCHAMPS married

François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was the child of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Anne OUELLET

Children of François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Catherine DESCHAMPS:

Scholasique LEGACE (b.5 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 December 1843, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Joseph ROBICHAUD 25 November 1799 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1740 Birth
6 October 1740
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESCHAMPS and François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ 10 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 36 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Scholasique LEGACE was born 5 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Catherine was 37 years old.

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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Scholasique LEGACE married 25 November 1799, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Joseph ROBICHAUD

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