Nicolas MATTE

(b. abt. 1747 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1820 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas MATTE was born abt. 1747 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Nicolas MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MATTE and Angélique-Louise COQUIN dite LATOURELLE (maternal) Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS

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Nicolas married Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT 12 August 1771 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT was born 5 May 1748 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Geneviève died 9 August 1783 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Geneviève was the child of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Geneviève HAMELIN.

Nicolas married (2) Madeleine PELLETIER 4 June 1796 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada . Madeleine PELLETIER was born 4 August 1758 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine died 10 September 1828 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine was the child of Antoine PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Nicolas MATTE died 16 December 1820 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Nicolas MATTE married

Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT-- Date: 12 August 1771 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT was the child of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Geneviève HAMELIN

Children of Nicolas MATTE and Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT:

Marie-Anne MATTE (b.11 November 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Nicolas MATTE married

Madeleine PELLETIER-- Date: 4 June 1796 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Madeleine PELLETIER was the child of Antoine PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Children of Nicolas MATTE and Madeleine PELLETIER:

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MATTE and Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT 12 August 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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.