Francois ELIE

(b. 23 August 1733 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1817 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Francois ELIE was born 23 August 1733 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Francois ELIE was the child of Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Louise LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Rosalie PEPIN (maternal) Pierre LEFEBVRE and Ambroise-Françoise FOURNIER

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

Francois married Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS 1 August 1757 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was born 10 April 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephe died 8 February 1818 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN.

Francois ELIE died 4 October 1817 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .

m. Dargis Marie-Josephe

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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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Francois ELIE married

Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS-- Date: 1 August 1757 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN

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Children of Francois ELIE and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS:

Marie-Josephe ELIE (b.30 April 1758, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1825, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Marie ELIE (b.1 June 1759, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1849, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Francois ELIE (b.3 March 1761, Maskinongé, Canada d. 23 December 1843, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Francoise ELIE (b.11 October 1764, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1830, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Antoine ELIE (b.12 March 1767, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Isidore ELIE (b.28 March 1769, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1845, Trois-Rivières, Canada East )

Marguerite ELIE (b.15 September 1771, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1801, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

Genevieve ELIE (b.2 December 1774, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1848, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Rosalie ELIE (b.1 October 1776, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1825, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DESILETS 10 November 1794 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Louis ELIE (b.4 January 1779, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 December 1846, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Joseph ELIE (b.11 October 1781, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 November 1834, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste HELIE (ELIE) (b.14 April 1784, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 October 1851, Saint-Pie, Canada East)
m. Josephte THIBODEAU 8 January 1810 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

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1733 Birth
23 August 1733
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Francois ELIE and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DARGIS 1 August 1757, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ELIE was born 30 April 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 24 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie ELIE was born 1 June 1759, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Francois ELIE was born 3 March 1761, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Francois was 27 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francoise ELIE was born 11 October 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 31 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine ELIE was born 12 March 1767, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Isidore ELIE was born 28 March 1769, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite ELIE was born 15 September 1771, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 38 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Genevieve ELIE was born 2 December 1774, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 41 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Rosalie ELIE was born 1 October 1776, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 43 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis ELIE was born 4 January 1779, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 45 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph ELIE was born 11 October 1781, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 48 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HELIE (ELIE) was born 14 April 1784, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 50 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Antoine ELIE died 13 November 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 58 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Rosalie ELIE married 10 November 1794, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre DESILETS

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

1801 Death of Child
Marguerite ELIE died 8 April 1801, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois was 67 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HELIE (ELIE) married 8 January 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Josephte THIBODEAU

1817 Death
4 October 1817
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 84.