Elisabeth JONCAS

(b. 26 December 1760 , Montmagny, Canada d. 19 May 1845 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )

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Elisabeth JONCAS was born 26 December 1760 in Montmagny, Canada

Elisabeth JONCAS was the child of Charles-Alexandre JONCAS and Madeleine BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques JONCAS and Louise FOURNIER (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marie-Madeleine PROULX

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

Elisabeth married Joseph GAGNE 10 February 1784 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GAGNE was born 2 February 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 16 June 1838 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS.

Elisabeth JONCAS died 19 May 1845 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East.
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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 JONCAS married

Joseph GAGNE-- Date: 10 February 1784 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GAGNE was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS

Children of Joseph GAGNE and Elisabeth JONCAS:

Marie-Louise GAGNE (b.18 November 1784, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph COTE 10 February 1801 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1760 Birth
26 December 1760
Montmagny, Canada

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth JONCAS and Joseph GAGNE 10 February 1784, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 23 years old.

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNE was born 18 November 1784, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth was 23 years old.

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNE married 10 February 1801, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph COTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)