Catherine Esprit dit Champagne1,2

F, b. 1749, d. February 1802
FatherClaude Esprit dit Champagne3 b. 1710, d. 12 Jun 1750
MotherAngélique Bienvenu3 b. 16 Feb 1721, d. Dec 1773
Birth*Catherine Esprit dit Champagne was born in 1749 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.3 
Marriage*She married Louis Vessière dit Laferté, son of Peter Vessière dit Laferté and Catherine Charon, on 23 September 1771 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.3 
Death*Catherine Esprit dit Champagne died in February 1802 (date based on burial.) 
Burial*She was buried on 1 March 1802 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.3 

Family

Louis Vessière dit Laferté b. 1736, d. Jan 1811
Catherine and Louis Vessière dit Laferté had ten children (see French Families).4 
Children
  • Catherine Vessière dite Laferté4,2 b. 15 Feb 1775, d. Nov 1797
  • Angélica Vessière dit Laferté5 b. 2 Sep 1776

Citations

  1. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 592, 676.
  2. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 867.
  3. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 468, 649.
  4. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 649.
  5. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 592, 646, 676.

Louis Vessière dit Laferté1,2

M, b. 1736, d. January 1811
FatherPeter Vessière dit Laferté3 b. 1706
MotherCatherine Charon3 b. 25 Aug 1716
Birth*Louis Vessière dit Laferté was born in 1736 in Lower Canada.3 
Marriage*He married first, Mary Louisa Lafoye on 2 January 1762 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.4 
Widowed*Louis Vessière dit Laferté was widowed by the death of his wife, Mary in January 1767.5 
Marriage*Louis Vessière dit Laferté married second, Catherine Esprit dit Champagne, daughter of Claude Esprit dit Champagne and Angélique Bienvenu, on 23 September 1771 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.5 
Death*Louis Vessière dit Laferté died in January 1811 on his farm at South West Coast of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, (date based on burial.)6,7 
DeathAnother source says he died at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.8 
Burial*He was buried on 17 January 1811 at Assumption, Sandwich (now Windsor), Essex County, Ontario Province, Canada.3 

Family 1

Mary Louisa Lafoye b. 31 Jan 1745, d. Jan 1767
Louis and Mary Louisa Lafoye had three children (see French Families).6 

Family 2

Catherine Esprit dit Champagne b. 1749, d. Feb 1802
Louis and Catherine Esprit dit Champagne had ten children (see French Families).6 
Children
  • Catherine Vessière dite Laferté6,2 b. 15 Feb 1775, d. Nov 1797
  • Angélica Vessière dit Laferté9 b. 2 Sep 1776

Citations

  1. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 468, 592, 649, 665, 676.
  2. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 867.
  3. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 468, 649, 665.
  4. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 649, 665.
  5. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 468, 649.
  6. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 649.
  7. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 665.
  8. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 468.
  9. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 592, 649, 676.