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Mary Catherine <I>Navarre</I> Brevoort

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Mary Catherine Navarre Brevoort

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
26 Dec 1868 (aged 86)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 48, Section V
Memorial ID
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Mary Catherine Navarre Brevoort

Born September 4, 1782, Mary Catherine was the daughter of Robert DeNavarre and Archange Marsac (Mary Louise). She was the niece of General Alexander Macomb and a lineal descendant of the Duke of Vendome, the brother of King Henry IV of France.

On January 5, 1811, Mary Catherine was married to Henry Bergaw Brevoort. They lived on Rouge Farm until 1812. In 1812, during the war while Henry was serving with Commodore Perry in the Lake Erie campaign, Mary Catherine was taken captive by Indians.

Following her release and the end of the war, they returned to Detroit and had five children.

Mary Catherine Brevoort Died on December 26, 1868 at the age of 86. She died in the house where she had been born and where she was marriedโ€”a house that had been built by her father
Mary Catherine Navarre Brevoort

Born September 4, 1782, Mary Catherine was the daughter of Robert DeNavarre and Archange Marsac (Mary Louise). She was the niece of General Alexander Macomb and a lineal descendant of the Duke of Vendome, the brother of King Henry IV of France.

On January 5, 1811, Mary Catherine was married to Henry Bergaw Brevoort. They lived on Rouge Farm until 1812. In 1812, during the war while Henry was serving with Commodore Perry in the Lake Erie campaign, Mary Catherine was taken captive by Indians.

Following her release and the end of the war, they returned to Detroit and had five children.

Mary Catherine Brevoort Died on December 26, 1868 at the age of 86. She died in the house where she had been born and where she was marriedโ€”a house that had been built by her father


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