Elisabeth LACOSTE

Born

11 July 1744 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

20 November 1825 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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André LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC Elisabeth-Barbe DURAND

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Born: 11 July 1744 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: André LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC

Mother: Elisabeth-Barbe DURAND

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC , Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

Maternal grandparents: Louis DURAND , Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Elisabeth never married Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE abt. 1759 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE was born 5 February 1736 in Fontenay-le-Compte, Vendée, France.

Elisabeth married (2) Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 11 January 1762 in Chambly, Canada . Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 14 August 1740 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph died 29 May 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE.

Elisabeth LACOSTE died 20 November 1825 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Elisabeth LACOSTE never married

Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE
Marriage date: abt. 1759
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They never married. They had a child out of wedlock.

Children of Paul CASGRAIN dit LAPLANTE and Elisabeth LACOSTE

Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS)

Born: 11 December 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 21 August 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Paul BENOIT 11 May 1778 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Elisabeth LACOSTE married

Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE

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Birth — 1744
11 July 1744
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) was born 11 December 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Elisabeth was 15 years old.

1762 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth LACOSTE and Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 11 January 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She 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.

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 29 May 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS) married 11 May 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Paul BENOIT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
20 November 1825
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 81.

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