Marie-Elisabeth MONTY

Born

27 November 1774 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1860 , Québec Province, Canada

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Gaspard MONTY Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

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Born: 27 November 1774 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Gaspard MONTY

Mother: Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean MONTY , Marthe POYER dite LAPINTADE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS , Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Elisabeth married Pierre GERVAIS 29 July 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Pierre GERVAIS was born 8 May 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 26 February 1820 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Pierre was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU.

Marie-Elisabeth MONTY died abt. 1860 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Elisabeth MONTY

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Marie-Elisabeth MONTY married

Pierre GERVAIS
Marriage date: 29 July 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

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Children of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Elisabeth MONTY

Pierre GERVAIS

Born: 1 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1885, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie BARRE 25 November 1822 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Sophie-Marie GERVAIS

Born: 16 December 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 March 1828, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Joseph GERVAIS

Born: 8 March 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 October 1885, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born: 21 July 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 February 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Louis GERVAIS

Born: 30 March 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 6 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Amable GERVAIS

Born: 4 December 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Abraham GERVAIS

Born: 16 March 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 26 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise GERVAIS

Born: 19 July 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 3 June 1819, Chambly, Lower Canada

Josephte GERVAIS

Born: 25 May 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Josephte GERVAIS

Born: 29 April 1807, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born: 2 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 November 1877, Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, Québec, Canada

Édouard GERVAIS

Born: 20 August 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 1 September 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

Born: 13 January 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1878, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Mathias GERVAIS

Born: 12 June 1812, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 13 May 1876, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada

Louis GERVAIS

Born: 21 November 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 29 January 1834, Chambly, Lower Canada

Barthélemi GERVAIS

Born: 23 July 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Eléonore GERVAIS

Born: 2 November 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1774
27 November 1774
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth MONTY and Pierre GERVAIS 29 July 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 18 years old.

1793 marriage

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

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre GERVAIS was born 1 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 19 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Sophie-Marie GERVAIS was born 16 December 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 21 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph GERVAIS was born 8 March 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 21 July 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 23 years old.

1799 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS died 16 February 1799, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 24 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 30 March 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 25 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 4 December 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Abraham GERVAIS was born 16 March 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1804 Death of Child
Louis GERVAIS died 6 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.

1804 Death of Child
Abraham GERVAIS died 26 February 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GERVAIS was born 19 July 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 29 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Josephte GERVAIS was born 25 May 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 31 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Josephte GERVAIS was born 29 April 1807, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 2 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 33 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Édouard GERVAIS was born 20 August 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 34 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 13 January 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 36 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Mathias GERVAIS was born 12 June 1812, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 37 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 21 November 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 39 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Barthélemi GERVAIS was born 23 July 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 40 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Eléonore GERVAIS was born 2 November 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 41 years old.

1816 Death of Child
Barthélemi GERVAIS died 17 December 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Child
Eléonore GERVAIS died 18 April 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 42 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Death of Child
Marie-Louise GERVAIS died 3 June 1819, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Elisabeth was 44 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GERVAIS died 26 February 1820, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1822 Marriage of Child
Pierre GERVAIS married 25 November 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie BARRE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Child
Sophie-Marie GERVAIS died 19 March 1828, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Marie-Elisabeth was 53 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Death of Child
Louis GERVAIS died 29 January 1834, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Elisabeth was 59 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.