Elisabeth RIEL

(b. 20 April 1720 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1777 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth RIEL was born 20 April 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Elisabeth RIEL was the child of Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François COUTU (COTTU) and Jeanne VERDON

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Elisabeth married Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN 19 February 1748 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN was born 30 March 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Gabriel died 14 January 1796 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse BADAILLAC.

Elisabeth RIEL died 5 September 1777 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN-- Date: 19 February 1748 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN was the child of Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse BADAILLAC

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1720 Birth
20 April 1720
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth RIEL and Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN 19 February 1748 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 27 years old.

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

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.

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.