Angélique VIAU

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19 May 1741 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1824 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

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Born: 19 May 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Michel VIAU , Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS , Thérèse MENARD

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Angélique married Louis-Alexandre MONAST 14 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Alexandre MONAST was born abt. 1735 in France. Louis-Alexandre died 10 November 1811 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).

Angélique VIAU died 26 December 1824 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Angélique VIAU married

Louis-Alexandre MONAST
Marriage date: 14 February 1757
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Louis-Alexandre MONAST and Angélique VIAU

Marie-Thérèse MONAST

Born: 13 January 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1814, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR

Born: 8 April 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE 4 February 1788 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1741
19 May 1741
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Angélique VIAU and Louis-Alexandre MONAST 14 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 15 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST was born 13 January 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 17 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR was born 8 April 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Angélique was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST married 11 January 1779 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR married 4 February 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Alexandre MONAST died 10 November 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1814 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST died 12 May 1814, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 73 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR died 23 January 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 80 years old.

Death — 1824
26 December 1824
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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