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  (b. 1 November 1676 Contrecœur, Canada, New France   d. 25 January 1742 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France )  

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Marie-Catherine LAURENCE was born 1 November 1676 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine LAURENCE was the child of Noel LAURENCE   and   Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jacques BERTAULT and Gillette BONNE (BANNE)

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Marie-Catherine  married  François VIGNEAULT 11 January 1705 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
François VIGNEAULT  was born 5 October 1676 in Saint-Michel, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France.  François died 20 November 1761 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. 

Marie-Catherine LAURENCE died 25 January 1742 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France.
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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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Family and Children of Marie-Catherine LAURENCE

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Marie-Catherine LAURENCE married immigrant flag male ancestor François VIGNEAULT-- Date: 11 January 1705 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


"Catherine, born at Contrecoeur on the first of November 1676, was presented two days later for baptism at the chapel of Sorel. Antoine Emery dit Coderre, a former soldier in the Regiment, served as her godfather. Catherine Pillat, wife of Pierre Charron dit Ducharme, bequeathed her first name tot he infant, as godmother. On 11 January 1705, at Repentigny, Catherine was married to Francois Vignault dit Tranchemontagne, originally from Limoges in Limousin. Their eight children were all baptized at the church of Saint-Sulpice. Catherine was buried in the local cemetery on 25 January 1742. Francois Vignault or Vigneux died at the age of 96."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Pages 163-164


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birth1676 Birth
1 November 1676
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
1676 Baptism
3 Nov 1676
Baptism found at Saint-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection
Date of birth 1 Nov 1676
Catherine, daughter of Noel Laurense and Helisabeth Berto
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
marriage1705 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LAURENCE and François VIGNEAULT 11 January 1705, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 28 years old.
1705 Birth of Child
Francois VIGNEAULT was born 11 October 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.
1707 Birth of Child
Nicolas VIGNEAULT was born 11 March 1707, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.
1708 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT was born 29 August 1708, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.
1710 Birth of Child
Thérèse VIGNEAULT was born 8 August 1710, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 33 years old.
1712 Birth of Child
Nicolas VIGNEAULT was born 15 October 1712, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.
1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VIGNEAULT was born 14 May 1714, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 37 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VIGNEAULT was born 23 September 1715, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 38 years old.
1717 Birth of Child
Louise-Marie-Catherine VIGNEAULT was born 27 September 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 40 years old.
marriage1732 Marriage of Child
Thérèse VIGNEAULT married 18 September 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Michel BOURDON
marriage1734 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT married 11 January 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
marriage1741 Marriage of Child
Nicolas VIGNEAULT married 26 June 1741, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Angélique LAPORTE
death1742 Death
25 January 1742
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 65.
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