Catherine GONTHIER

(b. 19 April 1756 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1830 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Catherine GONTHIER was born 19 April 1756 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Catherine GONTHIER was the child of Pierre-Louis GONTHIER and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY (maternal) Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN

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

Catherine married Jean-Baptiste PAQUET 23 November 1773 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was born 19 July 1747 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 10 May 1796 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Judith LECLERC.

Catherine married (2) Pascal MERCIER 8 August 1796 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Pascal MERCIER was born 29 March 1766 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Pascal died 28 December 1833 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Pascal was the child of Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Anne ROY.

Catherine GONTHIER died 11 August 1830 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Mercier Pascal
m. Paquet Jean-Baptiste

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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 GONTHIER married

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET-- Date: 23 November 1773 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Judith LECLERC

Children of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET and Catherine GONTHIER:

Marie PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE (b.15 February 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Alexandre PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE (b.5 November 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1876, St-Isidore )

Jean PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE (b.27 November 1790, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 October 1873, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada )

Catherine GONTHIER married

Pascal MERCIER-- Date: 8 August 1796 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Pascal MERCIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Anne ROY

Children of Pascal MERCIER and Catherine GONTHIER:

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1756 Birth
19 April 1756
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GONTHIER and Jean-Baptiste PAQUET 23 November 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 17 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 15 February 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 23 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexandre PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 5 November 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Jean PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 27 November 1790, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 34 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GONTHIER and Pascal MERCIER 8 August 1796, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

She was 40 years old.