Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR)

(b. 2 April 1735 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1803 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) was born 2 April 1735 in Laval, Canada, New France

Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) was the child of Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) dit LABONTE and Catherine DRAPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marc SAUMURE (SEMEUR) and Marie-Jeanne MORIER (maternal) Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE and Madeleine-Françoise PILET

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Catherine married Simon RHÉAUME 21 January 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Simon RHÉAUME was born 16 September 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Simon died 5 April 1776 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Simon was the child of Nicolas RHÉAUME and Marie-Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL.

Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) died 8 July 1803 in Montréal, 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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Simon RHÉAUME-- Date: 21 January 1771 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Simon RHÉAUME was the child of Nicolas RHÉAUME and Marie-Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL

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1735 Birth
2 April 1735
Laval, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Catherine SAUMURE (SEMEUR) and Simon RHÉAUME 21 January 1771 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 35 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.