Marriage : November 10, 1748 --- Claude Gravelle and Marie Josephe Paquet
Claude son of Jean Gravelle and Marie Graton
Marie Josephe daughter of Maurice Paquet and Thérèse Drapeaux
Witnesses : Jean Gravelle, Marie Paquet, Louis Paquet, Jean Drapeaux, Jean Dazé, Joseph Graton, Athanase Gravelle, Louise Paradis, Jacques Paquet, Noël Boucher
Taken prisoner in 1687, at the time said to be about 12 years old.
Her ancestry is obscure. It is assumed, she was the daughter of Thomas Stephen and Mary Caswell whose demise is to this day unresolved.
She spent five or six years with her Indian captors, before, Nicolas Pinau, a French merchant bought her from the Indians.
She became a servant in his household.
Katharine, now called Marie Françoise, after a two-years service, decides to marry Jacques Paquet, son of Maurice Paquet and Françoise Forget, farmers. The wedding took place on July 28, 1697.
Marie Joseph Paquet was born 16 Apr 1731. She was the daughter of Maurice Paquet and Marie Therese Drappeau. [7]
Claude Gravelle, son of Jean Gravelle and Marie Graton, and Marie Joseph Paquet, daughter of Maurice Paquet and Therese Drapeau, were married 10 Nov 1748. [8]
↑ PRDH: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (membership): Famille: 26660 Famille Claude Gravel and Marie Josephe Paquet
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Source: S87 PRDH-Repertoire des Actes de Bapteme, Mariage, et Sepulture, et des Recensements de Quebec Ancien XVIIe Siecle Publication: Location: www.genealogy.umontreal.ca; NOTESource Medium: Electronic
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