Catherine JOLLIET

(b. 20 April 1714 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1787 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine JOLLIET was born 20 April 1714 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Catherine JOLLIET was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Adrien JOLLIET and Jeanne DODIER (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT

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Catherine married Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD 11 October 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD was born abt. 1720 in France. Joseph died 24 July 1764 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).

Catherine married (2) Claude-Charles BROSSARD 3 February 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Claude-Charles BROSSARD was born 8 April 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Claude-Charles died 31 July 1792 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Claude-Charles was the child of Claude BROSSARD and Barbe HEBERT dite LAROSE.

Catherine JOLLIET died 31 December 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Arnaud Joseph
m. Brossard Claude-Charles

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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 JOLLIET married

Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD-- Date: 11 October 1745 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Catherine JOLLIET married

Claude-Charles BROSSARD-- Date: 3 February 1766 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude-Charles BROSSARD was the child of Claude BROSSARD and Barbe HEBERT dite LAROSE

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1714 Birth
20 April 1714
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1745 Marriage / Partner
Catherine JOLLIET and Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD 11 October 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 31 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ARNAUD dit SAVOYARD died 24 July 1764, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1766 Marriage / Partner
Catherine JOLLIET and Claude-Charles BROSSARD 3 February 1766 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 51 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.