Catherine DRAPEAU

(b. 22 March 1712 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1784 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine DRAPEAU was born 22 March 1712 in Laval, Canada, New France

Catherine DRAPEAU was the child of Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE and Madeleine-Françoise PILET and the grandchild of: (maternal) François PILET and Françoise LOISEL

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

Catherine married Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE 2 March 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE was born 28 January 1703 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marc died 3 February 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marc was the child of Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) and Marie-Jeanne MORIER.

Catherine DRAPEAU died 16 March 1784 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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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Catherine DRAPEAU married

Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE-- Date: 2 March 1734 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE was the child of Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) and Marie-Jeanne MORIER

Children of Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE and Catherine DRAPEAU:

Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) (b.2 April 1735, Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1803, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Simon RHÉAUME 21 January 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Pierre MARS dit SAUMURE (b.9 February 1739, Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1810, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Maie-Louise AUCLAIR 31 January 1763 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Basile SAUMURE (b.27 July 1743, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1812, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite HOTTE 18 November 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

François-Amable SAUMURE (b.7 February 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1805, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise-Genevieve CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 25 January 1773 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1712 Birth
22 March 1712
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DRAPEAU and Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE 2 March 1734 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) was born 2 April 1735, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Pierre MARS dit SAUMURE was born 9 February 1739, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Catherine was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Basile SAUMURE was born 27 July 1743, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 31 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
François-Amable SAUMURE was born 7 February 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 38 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Pierre MARS dit SAUMURE married 31 January 1763, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Maie-Louise AUCLAIR

1771 Marriage of Child
Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) married 21 January 1771 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Simon RHÉAUME

1771 Marriage of Child
Basile SAUMURE married 18 November 1771, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marguerite HOTTE

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE died 3 February 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage of Child
François-Amable SAUMURE married 25 January 1773, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Genevieve CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

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.