flag female ancestor  Catherine  DESMARAIS

  (b. 27 October 1766 L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 14 January 1827 Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )  

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Catherine DESMARAIS was born 27 October 1766 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine DESMARAIS was the child of Francois-Marie DESMARAIS   and   Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL (maternal)  Pierre-Charles GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Anne PROVOST

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Catherine  married  Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR 21 November 1791 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR  was born 29 December 1756 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Jean-Baptiste died 10 December 1840 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Josephe AUGER.

Catherine DESMARAIS died 14 January 1827 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine DESMARAIS married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR-- Date: 21 November 1791 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR was the child of Joseph ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Josephe AUGER




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birth1766 Birth
27 October 1766
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESMARAIS and Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR 21 November 1791, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.
1792 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR was born 8 June 1792, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 25 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR married 3 August 1819, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Suzanne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1827 Death
14 January 1827
Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 60.
Added: 2/27/2025 10:41:52 AM - Updated: 2/27/2025 10:46:09 AM

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