Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN

(b. 15 March 1726 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1779 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN was born 15 March 1726 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN was the child of Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent CHRÉTIEN and Anne LECLERC (maternal) Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Reine MESNY

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Elisabeth married Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE 30 October 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 11 June 1719 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles died 12 September 1804 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN.

Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN died 19 September 1779 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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 CHRÉTIEN married

Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE-- Date: 30 October 1747 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

Children of Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN:

Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN (b.19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) 28 January 1788 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1726 Birth
15 March 1726
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN and Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE 30 October 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 21 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN was born 19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth was 24 years old.

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

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.