Elisabeth TONDREAU

(b. 4 September 1722 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1797 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth TONDREAU was born 4 September 1722 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Elisabeth TONDREAU was the child of Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TONDREAU dit LASOUCHE and Marie-Anne FRECHET (maternal) Charles L'ANGELIER and Françoise DESTROISMAISONS

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

Elisabeth married Charles FORTIN 25 January 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles FORTIN was born 23 July 1716 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Charles was the child of Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Louise GUIMOND.

Elisabeth married (2) Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT 26 April 1757 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 1 March 1735 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Louis-Jerome died 8 May 1806 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Louis-Jerome was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR.

Elisabeth TONDREAU died 29 April 1797 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .

m. Fortin Charles
m. St-Pierre Louis-Jerome

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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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Elisabeth TONDREAU married

Charles FORTIN-- Date: 25 January 1740 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Charles FORTIN was the child of Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Louise GUIMOND

Children of Charles FORTIN and Elisabeth TONDREAU:

Charles FORTIN (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte MOREAU 9 January 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Marguerite FORTIN (b.14 January 1755, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 12 September 1820, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. François GAMACHE 10 February 1778 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth TONDREAU married

Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT-- Date: 26 April 1757 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Children of Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Elisabeth TONDREAU:

Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT (b.5 January 1760, L'Islet, Canada d. , )
m. François CLOUTIER 27 August 1781 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.15 June 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Veronique LEROUX 4 October 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
4 September 1722
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth TONDREAU and Charles FORTIN 25 January 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 17 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FORTIN was born 14 January 1755, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 32 years old.

1757 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth TONDREAU and Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT 26 April 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 5 January 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 37 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 Marriage of Child
Charles FORTIN married 9 January 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charlotte MOREAU

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 15 June 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 43 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite FORTIN married 10 February 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to François GAMACHE

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 27 August 1781, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to François CLOUTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 4 October 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marie-Veronique LEROUX

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

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