Elizabeth LEMIRE

Born

abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada

Died

20 June 1825 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Elizabeth LEMIRE

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Born: abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Elizabeth LEMIRE

Father

Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE

Mother

Isabelle THIBODEAU

Grandparents of Elizabeth LEMIRE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE Marguerite-Lamarre PINEL

Maternal grandparents

Claude THIBODEAU Elisabeth COMEAU

Elizabeth was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Elizabeth married Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ 15 April 1765 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 8 December 1739 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Joseph died 12 March 1810 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN.

Elizabeth LEMIRE died 20 June 1825 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth LEMIRE

Elizabeth LEMIRE married

Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ
Marriage date: 15 April 1765
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN

Children of Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ and Elizabeth LEMIRE

Marie-Anne COTTRET dite RENÉ

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 December 1848, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph PROVENCHER 4 February 1793 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

Ursule COTTRET dite RENÉ

Born: 11 February 1782, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 December 1863, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph DUBUC 2 August 1802 Place: Nicolet, Lower 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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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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth LEMIRE and Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ 15 April 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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.