Elisabeth GERMAIN

(b. 19 September 1740 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1789 , Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth GERMAIN was born 19 September 1740 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Elisabeth GERMAIN was the child of Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN and Elisabeth TROTTIER (maternal) Etienne BIGUET dit NOBERT and Angélique GUILLET

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

Elisabeth married Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT 25 October 1762 in Cap-Santé, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT was born 20 August 1735 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Alexis died 27 February 1801 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Alexis was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN.

Elisabeth GERMAIN died 11 September 1789 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Jobin Alexis

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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 GERMAIN married

Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT-- Date: 25 October 1762 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada
Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT was the child of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Charlotte HAMELIN

Children of Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Elisabeth GERMAIN:

Joachim-Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT (b.21 November 1754, Grondines, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese BIGOT dite DORVAL 22 August 1786 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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1740 Birth
19 September 1740
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joachim-Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT was born 21 November 1754, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Elisabeth was 14 years old.

1762 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth GERMAIN and Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT 25 October 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 22 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.

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joachim-Alexis JOBIN dit BOISVERT married 22 August 1786, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Therese BIGOT dite DORVAL