Laurent MATTE

Born

4 March 1703 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1775 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Laurent married Elisabeth RICHARD 14 February 1729 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth RICHARD was born 7 September 1709 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 1 November 1747 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Elisabeth was the child of Louis RICHARD and Thérèse-Perrine FOURNEL .

Parents & Family of Laurent MATTE

Parents of Laurent MATTE

Father

Laurent MATTE

Mother

Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Grandparents of Laurent MATTE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas MATTE Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE Barbe NEVEU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laurent MATTE

Laurent MATTE married

Elisabeth RICHARD
Marriage date: 14 February 1729
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Elisabeth RICHARD was the child of Louis RICHARD and Thérèse-Perrine FOURNEL

Children of Laurent MATTE and Elisabeth RICHARD

Elisabeth MATTE

Born: 11 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MARCOTTE 12 January 1750 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Geneviève MATTE

Born: 11 July 1734, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1803, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Jean GALARNEAU 12 January 1761 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1703
4 March 1703
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Laurent MATTE and Elisabeth RICHARD 14 February 1729, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MATTE was born 11 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Laurent was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève MATTE was born 11 July 1734, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Laurent was 31 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth RICHARD died 1 November 1747, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1750 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MATTE married 12 January 1750, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France to Pierre MARCOTTE

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MATTE married 12 January 1761, Cap-Santé, Canada to Jean GALARNEAU

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.

Death — 1775
6 December 1775
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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