Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Born

3 August 1719 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1795 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Marie-Elisabeth married Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS 18 July 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1716 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Pierre-Paul died 1 October 1783 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre-Paul was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Parents of Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Father

Pierre-Charles LEDUC

Mother

Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Grandparents of Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Paternal grandparents

Antoine LEDUC Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Maternal grandparents

Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC married

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 18 July 1740
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Children of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

Marie-Reine DESMARAIS

Born: 6 January 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe LUSSIER 05 February 1759 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER 23 October 1786 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine DESMARAIS

Born: 6 May 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François MARTEL 5 November 1764 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS

Born: 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada

Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS)

Born: 10 May 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS

Born: 25 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS

Born: 9 August 1752, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1817, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU 8 April 1771 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS)

Born: 16 August 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1840, Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS

Born: 21 August 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable DESMARAIS

Born: 22 May 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 11 April 1774 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, 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 — 1719
3 August 1719
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC - 1719 Baptism Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada

1719 Baptism Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC and Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS 18 July 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC - 1740 Marriage Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada

1740 Marriage Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DESMARAIS was born 6 January 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS was born 6 May 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS) was born 10 May 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS was born 25 April 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 9 August 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 33 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS) was born 16 August 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS was born 21 August 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Elisabeth was 37 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS was born 22 May 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 38 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine DESMARAIS married 05 February 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France to Christophe LUSSIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS married 31 August 1761, Verchères, Canada to Charles TRUDEAU

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS married 5 November 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to François MARTEL

1771 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS married 8 April 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU

1771 Death of Child
Madeleine DESMARAIS died 28 October 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 52 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS married 19 October 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis-Amable LUSSIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS married 11 April 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS died 16 October 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth was 57 years old.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS died 1 October 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine DESMARAIS married 23 October 1786 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER

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

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