First Metis Families of Quebec Volume 5 Jean Durand dit Lafortune and Catherine Anenontha: Jacques Couturier and Catherine Anenontha

By Gail Morin

Catherine Anenontha, Huron daughter of Nicolas Anenontha (killed by the Iroquois 17 Mar 1649) and Jeanne Otrihouandit (died Jul 1654). Catherine married three times. She and her first husband Jean Durand dit Lafortune were the parents of three children: 1.Marie-Catherine Durand, who married Mathurin Cadot dit Poitevin, with descendants who traveled west with the fur trade. Notable descendants are Laurent Cadotte Sr. and Jr., and brothers Jean Baptiste Wells and Francois Xavier Welsh. 2.Ignace Durand, who married Marie-Catherine Miville, with no known descendants. 3.Louis Durand, who married Elisabeth-Agnes Michel, with descendants who remained in Quebec. Catherine's second husband was Jacques Couturier. They were parents of six children. All of the descendants from this union remained in Quebec until early 1800's. Catherine's third husband was Jean Lafond, previously married to Catherine Senecal. There are no known children of Jean Lafond and Catherine Anenontha

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1979834555
• ISBN13: 9781979834551
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"