Elisabeth CRETEL

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abt. 1649 , Rouen, France

Died

27 May 1704 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1649 in Rouen, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Elisabeth was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1671.
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Elisabeth married Nicolas LANGLOIS 26 October 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Nicolas LANGLOIS was born abt. 1640 in Rouen, France. Nicolas died 13 October 1721 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

Elisabeth CRETEL died 27 May 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

daughter of Guillaume Cretel and Jeanne Godfroy

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Jeanne Chevalier, Fille du Roi: Her Story

CATHERINE: The Life of a Fille du Roi

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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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Elisabeth CRETEL married

Nicolas LANGLOIS
Marriage date: 26 October 1671
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Nicolas LANGLOIS and Elisabeth CRETEL

Claudine LANGLOIS

Born: 11 December 1672, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1740, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Married: Alexis RICHARD 11 August 1692 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Étienne LANGLOIS

Born: 16 December 1673, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1742, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth FAUCHER 10 February 1698 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Isabelle LANGLOIS

Born: 23 March 1677, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Married: Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE 4 February 1694 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas LANGLOIS

Born: 19 June 1679, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1713, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Angélique DESERRE 20 October 1704 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Born: 15 February 1681, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT 25 November 1698 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth CRETEL and Nicolas LANGLOIS 26 October 1671, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Fille du Roi
Cretel, Élisabeth, m. Langlois, Nicolas, Oct. 26, 1671
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1672 Birth of Child
Claudine LANGLOIS was born 11 December 1672, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1673 Birth of Child
Étienne LANGLOIS was born 16 December 1673, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1677 Birth of Child
Isabelle LANGLOIS was born 23 March 1677, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1679 Birth of Child
Nicolas LANGLOIS was born 19 June 1679, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS was born 15 February 1681, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1692 Marriage of Child
Claudine LANGLOIS married 11 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Alexis RICHARD

1694 Marriage of Child
Isabelle LANGLOIS married 4 February 1694, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Louis MOTARD dit LAMOTHE

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage of Child
Étienne LANGLOIS married 10 February 1698, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Elisabeth FAUCHER

1698 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS married 25 November 1698, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT