Marie-Catherine LEBER

(b. 2 May 1717 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine LEBER was born 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François LEBER and Jeanne TESTARD (maternal) Jean MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie MOITIÉ

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Marie-Catherine married André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 21 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 June 1716 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). André died 29 June 1790 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. André was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY.

Marie-Catherine LEBER died 11 March 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Catherine LEBER married

André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 21 November 1740 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY

Children of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER:

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE (b.14 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS (b.21 May 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth GERVAIS 9 October 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1717 Birth
2 May 1717
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LEBER and André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE 21 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Claude BISAILLON

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 9 October 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Elisabeth GERVAIS

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.