Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

Born

21 May 1762 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Died

28 September 1852 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Born: 21 May 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Parents of Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

Father

Pierre DESCOT

Mother

Dorothee PERRON

Grandparents of Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

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Maternal grandparents

Antoine PERRON Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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

Dorothee-Monique married Paul LÉGARÉ 10 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Paul LÉGARÉ was born 22 November 1764 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Paul died 27 October 1838 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Paul was the child of Joseph LEGARE and Marie-Therese CLOUTIER.

Dorothee-Monique DESCOT died 28 September 1852 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

Dorothee-Monique DESCOT married

Paul LÉGARÉ
Marriage date: 10 January 1785
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul LÉGARÉ was the child of Joseph LEGARE and Marie-Therese CLOUTIER

Children of Paul LÉGARÉ and Dorothee-Monique DESCOT

Pierre LEGARE

Born: 13 October 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose ST-LOUIS 30 November 1807 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louis LEGARE

Born: 25 August 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Paul LEGARE

Born: 17 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1870, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Dorothee LEGARE

Born: 14 February 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 10 November 1869, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Joseph LEGARE

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1762
21 May 1762
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee-Monique DESCOT and Paul LÉGARÉ 10 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 22 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre LEGARE was born 13 October 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Dorothee-Monique was 25 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Louis LEGARE was born 25 August 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Dorothee-Monique was 35 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Paul LEGARE was born 17 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Dorothee-Monique was 39 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Dorothee LEGARE was born 14 February 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Dorothee-Monique was 43 years old.

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEGARE married 30 November 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Rose ST-LOUIS

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)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul LÉGARÉ died 27 October 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1852
28 September 1852
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
She died at the age of 90.

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