Elisabeth MOREAU

(b. 28 September 1679 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1772 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth MOREAU was born 28 September 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Elisabeth MOREAU was the child of Louis MOREAU and Elisabeth GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert GAGNON (GASGNON) and Marie PARENTEAU

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

Elisabeth married Gabriel COURTOIS 5 April 1701 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Gabriel COURTOIS was born 5 September 1672 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Gabriel died 9 February 1760 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Gabriel was the child of Charles COURTOIS and Marguerite BERGER.

Elisabeth MOREAU died 26 December 1772 in La-Pérade, 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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Elisabeth MOREAU married

Gabriel COURTOIS-- Date: 5 April 1701 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Gabriel COURTOIS was the child of Charles COURTOIS and Marguerite BERGER

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Children of Gabriel COURTOIS and Elisabeth MOREAU:

Gabriel COURTOIS (b.24 April 1702, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1779, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste COURTOIS (b.27 December 1703, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine COURTOIS (b.14 January 1706, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thomas RICARD 17 September 1753 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Joseph COURTOIS (b.14 May 1708, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1794, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Elisabeth COURTOIS (b.19 August 1710, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1799, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste SPENARD 12 November 1736 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois COURTOIS (b.24 December 1712, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1783, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph COURTOIS (b.12 June 1715, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1743, La-Pérade, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne COURTOIS (b.24 February 1718, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1798, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC 9 June 1751 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charles COURTOIS (b.25 August 1720, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1805, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Genevieve COURTOIS (b.8 May 1723, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1807, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY 30 January 1746 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1679 Birth
28 September 1679
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth MOREAU and Gabriel COURTOIS 5 April 1701, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 21 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Gabriel COURTOIS was born 24 April 1702, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Elisabeth was 22 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COURTOIS was born 27 December 1703, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Madeleine COURTOIS was born 14 January 1706, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph COURTOIS was born 14 May 1708, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Elisabeth COURTOIS was born 19 August 1710, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 30 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Francois COURTOIS was born 24 December 1712, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 33 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Joseph COURTOIS was born 12 June 1715, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 35 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COURTOIS was born 24 February 1718, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 38 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Charles COURTOIS was born 25 August 1720, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 40 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Genevieve COURTOIS was born 8 May 1723, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 43 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth COURTOIS married 12 November 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean-Baptiste SPENARD

1743 Death of Child
Joseph COURTOIS died 19 May 1743, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth was 63 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Genevieve COURTOIS married 30 January 1746 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Joseph BARIL dit DUCHENAY

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne COURTOIS married 9 June 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jean-Baptiste DOLBEC

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COURTOIS married 17 September 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Thomas RICARD

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel COURTOIS died 9 February 1760, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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.

1772 Death
26 December 1772
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 93.

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