flag female ancestor  Angélique  VIAU

  (b. 19 May 1741 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France   d. 26 December 1824 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Angélique VIAU was born 19 May 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Angélique VIAU was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE   and   Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal)  Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD

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Angélique  married  Louis-Alexandre MONAST 14 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Alexandre MONAST  was born abt. 1735 in France.  Louis-Alexandre died 10 November 1811 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). 

Angélique VIAU died 26 December 1824 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1741 Birth
19 May 1741
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
marriage1757 Marriage / Partner
Angélique VIAU and Louis-Alexandre MONAST 14 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 15 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST was born 13 January 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 17 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Birth of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR was born 8 April 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Angélique was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST married 11 January 1779 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Charles MASSÉ dit SANCERRE
marriage1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR married 4 February 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Alexandre MONAST died 10 November 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
1814 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse MONAST died 12 May 1814, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 73 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1822 Death of Child
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR died 23 January 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angélique was 80 years old.
death1824 Death
26 December 1824
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.
Added: 11/30/2018 2:21:56 PM - Updated: 4/30/2020 3:02:10 PM

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