Elisabeth ROULEAU

Born

16 June 1729 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1779 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROULEAU Françoise BOURG dite LACHAPELLE

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Born: 16 June 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROULEAU

Mother: Françoise BOURG dite LACHAPELLE

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROULEAU , Françoise GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BOURG dit LACHAPELLE , Anne VANDANDAIGUE

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Elisabeth married Louis BLAIS 19 February 1748 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Louis BLAIS was born 1 January 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Louis died abt. 1798 Louis was the child of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX.

Elisabeth ROULEAU died 20 April 1779 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Louis BLAIS
Marriage date: 19 February 1748
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Louis BLAIS was the child of Louis-Charles BLAIS and Marguerite CADIEUX

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Birth — 1729
16 June 1729
Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth ROULEAU and Louis BLAIS 19 February 1748, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 18 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.