flag female ancestor  Catherine  CRÊTE

  (b. 28 March 1780 Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 30 January 1853 Saint-Timothée, Canada East )  

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Catherine CRÊTE was born 28 March 1780 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine CRÊTE was the child of Charles-Marie CRÊTE   and   Marie-Catherine PRIMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis CRÊTE and Josephe MAHEU (maternal)  Pierre PRIMEAU and Louise-Gabriel MALLET

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Catherine  married  Charles CHATIGNY 12 February 1798 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles CHATIGNY  was born 9 April 1772 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) .  Charles died 17 June 1849 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois).  Charles was the child of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER.

Catherine CRÊTE died 30 January 1853 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
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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.

Family and Children of Catherine CRÊTE

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Catherine CRÊTE married flag male ancestor Charles CHATIGNY-- Date: 12 February 1798 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Charles CHATIGNY was the child of Joseph-Charles CHATIGNY and Madeleine LEMONIER




Children of Charles CHATIGNY and Catherine CRÊTE:

flag female ancestor Julie CHATIGNY (b.15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada   d. 2 March 1885, St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada)
m. Benjamin LEGAULT 25 January 1831



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birth1780 Birth
28 March 1780
Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CRÊTE and Charles CHATIGNY 12 February 1798, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

She was 17 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Julie CHATIGNY was born 15 January 1811, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Catherine was 30 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles CHATIGNY died 17 June 1849, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1853 Death
30 January 1853
Saint-Timothée, Canada East

She died at the age of 72.
Added: 6/13/2025 8:24:55 AM - Updated: 6/13/2025 8:27:12 AM

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