Elisabeth BECHARD

Born

18 October 1738 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1821 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Louis BÉCHARD Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

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Born: 18 October 1738 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BÉCHARD

Mother: Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Paternal grandparents: Louis-Rene-Beriade BÉCHARD , Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GUENETTE dit GANET , Elisabeth PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

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Elisabeth married Basile LAVOIE 17 January 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile LAVOIE was born 6 September 1733 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Basile died 28 February 1811 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Basile was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Marguerite MICHAUD.

Elisabeth BECHARD died 24 May 1821 in Kamouraska, Lower 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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Basile LAVOIE
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Basile LAVOIE was the child of Augustin LAVOIE and Marguerite MICHAUD

Children of Basile LAVOIE and Elisabeth BECHARD

Etienne LAVOIE

Born: 21 April 1761, Kamouraska, Canada
Died: 27 March 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 25 July 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Barthelemy LAVOIE

Born: 30 July 1769, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 November 1847, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT 16 June 1794 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1738
18 October 1738
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BECHARD and Basile LAVOIE 17 January 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 18 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Etienne LAVOIE was born 21 April 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth was 22 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Barthelemy LAVOIE was born 30 July 1769, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth was 30 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 Marriage of Child
Etienne LAVOIE married 25 July 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Barthelemy LAVOIE married 16 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT

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