Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Born

11 December 1729 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1792 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

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Born: 11 December 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Father

Claude COLLET

Mother

Marguerite FOUCHER

Grandparents of Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

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Maternal grandparents

Jean FOUCHER Marie-Anne MARCHAND

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

Elisabeth-Marguerite married Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND 27 October 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND was born 30 March 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Pierre died 8 March 1770 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME.

Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) died 24 March 1792 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) married

Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND
Marriage date: 27 October 1750
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME

Children of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Louis LAMY dit DEFOND

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 November 1833, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BRISSETTE dite BEAUPRE 24 October 1791 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

Born: 14 February 1761, Montréal, Canada
Died: 22 April 1835, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST 23 April 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1729
11 December 1729
Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) and Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND 27 October 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born 14 February 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Elisabeth-Marguerite was 31 years old.

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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND died 8 March 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND married 23 April 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis LAMY dit DEFOND married 24 October 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephte BRISSETTE dite BEAUPRE

Death — 1792
24 March 1792
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 62.

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