Catherine Naud (1762 - 1795)

Born 12 Jan 1762 in Deschambault, Portneuf, Gouv. de Québec, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Antoine Marie Benoit — married 29 Sep 1783 in Saint-Ours, Province of Quebec, British North America

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1795 at age 33 in Saint-Ours, Province of Quebec, British North America

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Biography

Catherine Nau(d) was born 12 Jan 1762 at Deschambault. She was the fourth daughter of René Naud and Véronique Mathieu. ^{[1] [2]}

Deschambault is on the Saint-Lawrence not far upstream of the city of Québec - and Catherine was born just a year before the territory would be ceded by France to Great Britain in connection with the conclusion of the French & Indian War, known in Québec as La Guerre de la Conquête. ^{[3] [4]}

At age 21, Catherine married Antoine Benoit, also 21 years old, on 29 Sep 1783 at Saint-Ours. The Province of Quebec had just become part of the newly renamed British North America after further war had led to Britain's loss of its American colonies to the South. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Catherine and Antoine had six children together from 1784 to 1794, including three girls and three boys. ^{[2] [7]}

Sadly, Catherine died on 8 Nov 1795, at the age of just 33. She was survived by her husband Antoine and multiple young children. Fortunately for them - and numerous descendants of the Auger, Benoit, Carré, Godard and Naud families - Antoine remarried the following year to Marguerite Chapdelaine, and later to Marie St-Martin. ^{[1] [2] [7] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} PRDH Famille 30697 - Programme de recherche en démographie historique (Université de Montréal) avec l'Institut généalogique Drouin https://www.prdh-igd.com / Rene Naud m 1753-08-20 Marie Veronique Mathieu
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} GQAF - Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française / Nos Origines https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Nault_Catherine&pid=1575875
3. ↑ French and Indian War (1754-1763) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War
4. ↑ Guerre de la Conquête https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerre_de_la_Conquête
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} PRDH Individual 217789 - Programme de recherche en démographie historique (Université de Montréal) avec l'Institut généalogique Drouin https://www.prdh-igd.com / Antoine Marie Benoit b 1762-01-30
6. ↑ British North America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_North_America
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} PRDH Famille 59980 - Programme de recherche en démographie historique (Université de Montréal) avec l'Institut généalogique Drouin https://www.prdh-igd.com / Antoine Marie Benoit m 1783-09-29 Catherine Naud