Sophie RIEL

(b. 25 September 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 12 January 1874 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada )

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Sophie RIEL was born 25 September 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Sophie RIEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Cecile LANCTOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) (maternal) Alexis LANCTOT and Marguerite HÉBERT

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

Sophie married Michel NEVEU 10 July 1821 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel NEVEU was born 8 June 1798 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michel died 30 September 1854 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Michel NEVEU and Marie GAILLARD.

Sophie RIEL died 12 January 1874 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Sophie appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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