Catherine was baptized on 28 Feb 1715 at St-Laurent, I.O., Montmorency, QC; her day of birth was not reported. She was the daughter of Antoine Paquet dit Lavallee and Geneviève Paulet. Her godparents were Pierre Fortier & Helene Poulet (maternal aunt). [1]
On 25 Feb 1737, she married Jean Francois Cote, son of Martin Cote & Marguerite Ferland, at St-Laurent, I.O., Montmorency, QC. [2]
Catherine Paquet died on 31 Jan and was buried on 2 Feb 1794 at St-Charles, Bellechasse, QC. She was reported the widow of Francois Cote, and aged 82 years. [4]
Jetté, René, Dictionaire Généalogique des Familles du Québec des Origines à 1730 (Montréal, Québec, Canada: University of Montréal Press, 1983). p. 869 (PAQUET, 1708, child # 4)
Programme de reserche en démographie historique (PRDH), Répetoire des actes de baptême, mariage, sépulture, et des recencsements du Québec ancien (47 volumes, through 1765) (2nd edition) (Montréal, Québec, Canada: University of Montréal Press, 1991) Baptism: Vol. 9, p. 304, "B--1715-02-28, 01 CATHERINE/PAQUET ...;" Marriage: Vol. 19, p. 310, "--1737-02-25, 01 JEAN FRANCOIS/COTE, 02 CATHERINE/PAQUET ..."
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