flag female ancestor  Catherine  GODEFROY

  (b. 22 August 1716 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 21 July 1777 Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) )  

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Catherine GODEFROY was born 22 August 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Catherine GODEFROY was the child of Jacques GODEFROY   and   Marie-Anne CHESNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques GODEFROY and Jeanne BRUNET (maternal)  Pierre CHESNÉ dit ST-ONGE LAVIOLETTE and Louise-Jeanne BAILLY dite LAFLEUR

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Catherine  married  Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 30 December 1739 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX  was born 21 October 1688 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Alexis died 05 June 1769 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.  Alexis was the child of Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE.

Catherine GODEFROY died 21 July 1777 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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Catherine GODEFROY married flag male ancestor Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX-- Date: 30 December 1739 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX was the child of Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE


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birth1716 Birth
22 August 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France
marriage1739 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GODEFROY and Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 30 December 1739, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 23 years old.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX died 05 June 1769 , Detroit, Michigan, USA
death1777 Death
21 July 1777
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

She died at the age of 60.

Catherine is buried at: Sainte-Anne-de-l'Assomption
Added: 2/15/2015 1:33:18 PM - Updated: 3/27/2025 5:29:55 PM

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