Agathe LAPORTE

(b. 1 July 1725 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1803 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Agathe LAPORTE was born 1 July 1725 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Agathe LAPORTE was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie LUSSIER (maternal) François SAVARIA and Catherine PLUCHON

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

Agathe married Rene BARRIERE 13 August 1746 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rene BARRIERE was born 9 June 1702 in Angers, France. Rene died 4 October 1783 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).

Agathe LAPORTE died 17 April 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Agathe LAPORTE

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Agathe LAPORTE married

Rene BARRIERE-- Date: 13 August 1746 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Children of Rene BARRIERE and Agathe LAPORTE:

Charlotte BARRIERE (b.22 September 1747, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Antoine LAROCQUE dit LAFONTAINE 29 September 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Françoise BARRIERE (b.1 August 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1835, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BESSETTE 25 October 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1725 Birth
1 July 1725
Chambly, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Agathe LAPORTE and Rene BARRIERE 13 August 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charlotte BARRIERE was born 22 September 1747, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Agathe was 22 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BARRIERE was born 1 August 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Agathe was 30 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BARRIERE married 29 September 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph-Antoine LAROCQUE dit LAFONTAINE

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BARRIERE married 25 October 1773 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph BESSETTE

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.