Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

Born

29 July 1749 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

18 July 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)Elisabeth COTE

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Born: 29 July 1749 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

Mother: Elisabeth COTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ROCHEREAU , Marie-Madeleine THIFFAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean COTE , Geneviève TREPANIER (TRÉPAGNY)

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Elisabeth married Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 2 March 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 29 August 1746 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Antoine died 14 March 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON.

Elisabeth married (2) Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 20 February 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 9 July 1762 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Charles died 14 February 1835 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Charles was the child of Pierre LAPORTE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU.

Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) died 18 July 1809 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) married

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 2 March 1772
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON

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Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) married

Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was the child of Pierre LAPORTE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU

Children of Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

Born: 10 April 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 July 1870, Joliette, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CHARPENTIER

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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 — 1749
29 July 1749
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 2 March 1772 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 22 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 14 March 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 20 February 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 10 April 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Elisabeth was 37 years old.

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)

Death — 1809
18 July 1809
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 60.

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