Elisabeth CHALIFOUR

(b. 12 November 1739 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1804 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth CHALIFOUR was born 12 November 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Elisabeth CHALIFOUR was the child of François CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Elisabeth GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Nicolas GAMACHE and Marie GUYON

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

Elisabeth married Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC 15 June 1758 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC was born 24 May 1735 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Simon-Alexandre died 21 February 1812 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Simon-Alexandre was the child of Maurice-Louis-Alexandre KYROUAC (KIROUAC) dit LEBRICE and Louise BERNIER.

Elisabeth CHALIFOUR died 15 May 1804 in L'Islet, 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.

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Elisabeth CHALIFOUR married

Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC-- Date: 15 June 1758 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC was the child of Maurice-Louis-Alexandre KYROUAC (KIROUAC) dit LEBRICE and Louise BERNIER

Children of Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC and Elisabeth CHALIFOUR:

Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC (b.10 October 1760, L'Islet, Canada d. 30 June 1823, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule GUIMOND 18 November 1782 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
m. Genevieve LORD 30 July 1822 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
12 November 1739
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth CHALIFOUR and Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC 15 June 1758, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC was born 10 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 20 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Simon-Alexandre KIROUAC married 18 November 1782, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Ursule GUIMOND

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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