Marie-Elisabeth
LEDUC
(b.
3 August 1719
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
18 June 1795
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC was born 3 August 1719 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine LEDUC and Jeanne FAUCHEUX (maternal) Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Paul died 1 October 1783 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre-Paul was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.
Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC died 18 June 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Elisabeth appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Family and Children of Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC
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Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS-- Date: 18 July 1740 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
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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 (b.6 January 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Christophe LUSSIER 05 February 1759 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER 23 October 1786 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.6 May 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François MARTEL 5 November 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS (b.4 December 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS) (b.10 May 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS (b.25 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France )
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.9 August 1752, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1817, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU 8 April 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS) (b.16 August 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1840, Varennes, Lower Canada )
Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS (b.21 August 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS (b.22 May 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 11 April 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS-- Date: 18 July 1740 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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 (b.6 January 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada )m. Christophe LUSSIER 05 February 1759 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER 23 October 1786 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.6 May 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. François MARTEL 5 November 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Françoise DESMARAIS (b.4 December 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Charles TRUDEAU 31 August 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Francois DESMARAIS (MARAIS) (b.10 May 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , ) Marie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS (b.25 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France ) Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS (b.9 August 1752, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1817, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)m. Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU 8 April 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Catherine DESMARAIS (MARETS) (b.16 August 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1840, Varennes, Lower Canada ) Marie-Desanges DESMARAIS (b.21 August 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1823, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)m. Louis-Amable LUSSIER 19 October 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS (b.22 May 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 11 April 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1719 Birth 3 August 1719
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
1719 Baptism Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada
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1740 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Elisabeth LEDUC and Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS 18 July 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 20 years old.
1740 Marriage Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
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1743 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine DESMARAIS was born 6 January 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 23 years old.
1744 Birth of ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS was born 6 May 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 24 years old.
1745 Birth of ChildMarie-Françoise DESMARAIS was born 4 December 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 26 years old.
1749 Birth of ChildFrancois DESMARAIS (MARAIS) was born 10 May 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.
1751 Birth of ChildMarie-Elisabeth DESMARAIS was born 25 April 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildPierre-Paul DESMARAIS was born 9 August 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 33 years old.
1754 Birth of ChildMarie-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 ChildMarie-Desanges DESMARAIS was born 21 August 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Elisabeth was 37 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildMarie-Amable DESMARAIS was born 22 May 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 38 years old.
1759 Marriage of ChildMarie-Reine DESMARAIS married 05 February 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Christophe LUSSIER
1761 Marriage of ChildMarie-Françoise DESMARAIS married 31 August 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) 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 ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS married 5 November 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François MARTEL
1771 Marriage of ChildPierre-Paul DESMARAIS married 8 April 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Françoise TRUDEAU
1771 Death of ChildMadeleine DESMARAIS died 28 October 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 52 years old.
1772 Marriage of ChildMarie-Desanges DESMARAIS married 19 October 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis-Amable LUSSIER
1774 Marriage of ChildMarie-Amable DESMARAIS married 11 April 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) 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 ChildMarie-Amable DESMARAIS died 16 October 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Elisabeth was 57 years old.
1783 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre-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 ChildMarie-Reine DESMARAIS married 23 October 1786 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph-Louis LEFEBVRE dit ANGER
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1795 Death - Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
1795 Death 18 June 1795
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.
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