Elisabeth SÉGUIN

(b. 23 October 1758 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1798 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth SÉGUIN was born 23 October 1758 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Elisabeth SÉGUIN was the child of François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Geneviève LIMOGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Marie-Louise FEUILLON (FILION) (maternal) Louis LIMOGES and Genevieve GOULET

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

Elisabeth married Augustin GINGRAS 3 November 1785 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin GINGRAS was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Augustin was the child of Joseph GINGRAS and Therese PROULX.

Elisabeth SÉGUIN died 31 March 1798 in Terrebonne, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Elisabeth SÉGUIN married

Augustin GINGRAS-- Date: 3 November 1785 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin GINGRAS was the child of Joseph GINGRAS and Therese PROULX

Children of Augustin GINGRAS and Elisabeth SÉGUIN:

Elisabeth GINGRAS (b.18 August 1786, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1813, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. François PARENT 17 February 1806 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1758 Birth
23 October 1758
Lachenaie, 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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth SÉGUIN and Augustin GINGRAS 3 November 1785, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 27 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GINGRAS was born 18 August 1786, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

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

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