Elizabeth LEMIRE

(b. abt. 1742 , Acadia, Canada d. 20 June 1825 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Elizabeth LEMIRE was born abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada

Elizabeth LEMIRE was the child of Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE and Isabelle THIBODEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAMACHE dit LAMARRE and Marguerite-Lamarre PINEL (maternal) Claude THIBODEAU and Elisabeth COMEAU

Elizabeth was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Elizabeth married Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ 15 April 1765 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 8 December 1739 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph died 12 March 1810 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN.

Elizabeth LEMIRE died 20 June 1825 in Nicolet, 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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Elizabeth LEMIRE married

Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ-- Date: 15 April 1765 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN

Children of Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ and Elizabeth LEMIRE:

Marie-Anne COTTRET dite RENÉ (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 December 1848, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph PROVENCHER 4 February 1793 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Ursule COTTRET dite RENÉ (b.11 February 1782, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 December 1863, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph DUBUC 2 August 1802 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth LEMIRE and Joseph COTTRET dit RENÉ 15 April 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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.