Catherine PAQUET

(b. 28 August 1744 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1825 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Catherine PAQUET was born 28 August 1744 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Catherine PAQUET was the child of Pierre PAQUET and Marie-Marthe LABBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE (maternal) Jacques LABBE and Françoise DEBLOIS

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

Catherine married Michel CLOUTIER 7 August 1767 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel CLOUTIER was born 24 March 1730 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Michel died 21 January 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Michel was the child of Joseph CLOUTIER and Thérèse COMPAIRON dite BOIRY.

Catherine married (2) Etienne GAGNON 13 January 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Etienne GAGNON was born 20 December 1722 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Etienne died 23 December 1784 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Etienne was the child of Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY.

Catherine PAQUET died 26 March 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 PAQUET married

Michel CLOUTIER-- Date: 7 August 1767 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel CLOUTIER was the child of Joseph CLOUTIER and Thérèse COMPAIRON dite BOIRY

Children of Michel CLOUTIER and Catherine PAQUET:

Charles CLOUTIER (b.17 May 1768, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1836, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PILOTE 13 August 1787 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre CLOUTIER (b.29 June 1770, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1825, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule-Felicite TREMBLAY 31 October 1791 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine PAQUET married

Etienne GAGNON-- Date: 13 January 1778 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne GAGNON was the child of Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Children:

Euphrosine Gagnon 06 Sep 1779 12 Dec 1796 m. Duchesne Pierre

Michel Gagnon 18 Aug 1781 1804 m. Savard Genevieve

Angelique Gagnon 15 Apr 1784 1802 m. Girard Antoine

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Catherine PAQUET:

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1744 Birth
28 August 1744
L'Islet, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PAQUET and Michel CLOUTIER 7 August 1767, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Charles CLOUTIER was born 17 May 1768, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel CLOUTIER died 21 January 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre CLOUTIER was born 29 June 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Catherine was 25 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PAQUET and Etienne GAGNON 13 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne GAGNON died 23 December 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1787 Marriage of Child
Charles CLOUTIER married 13 August 1787, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Anne PILOTE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre CLOUTIER married 31 October 1791, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ursule-Felicite TREMBLAY

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 Death
26 March 1825
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 3/19/2015 8:56:46 AM - Updated: 12/20/2023 1:47:48 PM