Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN

Born

15 March 1726 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

19 September 1779 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

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Born: 15 March 1726 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT

Mother: Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Paternal grandparents: Vincent CHRÉTIEN , Anne LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER , Reine MESNY

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Elisabeth married Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE 30 October 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 11 June 1719 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles died 12 September 1804 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN.

Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN died 19 September 1779 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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
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Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN married

Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE
Marriage date: 30 October 1747
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

Children of Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN

Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN

Born: 19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) 28 January 1788 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1726
15 March 1726
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN and Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE 30 October 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN was born 19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

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

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.

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.