Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Born

20 January 1757 , Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1838 , Saint-Régis, Lower Canada

Marie-Angélique married Pierre ROUSSEL 22 November 1774 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ROUSSEL was born 28 February 1740 in Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada. Pierre died 29 January 1818 in Saint-Régis, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE and Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR .

Parents & Family of Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Parents of Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Father

François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN

Mother

Marie-Anne LALONDE

Grandparents of Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Paternal grandparents

Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) Catherine MONET

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume LALONDE dit LESPÉRANCE Madeleine (Sarah) ALLYN (ALLEN)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) married

Pierre ROUSSEL
Marriage date: 22 November 1774
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre ROUSSEL was the child of Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE and Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR

Children of Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

Catherine ROUSSEL

Born: 3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Married: François MERLOT 23 April 1798 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1757
20 January 1757
Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) and Pierre ROUSSEL 22 November 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 17 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL was born 3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Angélique was 20 years old.

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL married 23 April 1798, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada to François MERLOT

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

1801 Death of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL died 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Marie-Angélique was 44 years old.

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

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

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ROUSSEL died 29 January 1818, Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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