Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau

Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau (March 27, 1745 – September 18, 1809) was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned 3 centuries. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was born at Quebec City, the son of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Thomas-Jacques Taschereau ( B. August 26, 1680 &ndash D. September 25, 1749) was the Patriarch of the illustrious At the age of 14, he aided in the defence of the town against the British attack in 1759. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Lower Canada, as well as a seigneur and a judge. The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The seigneurial system of New France was the semi- feudal system of land distribution used in the colonies of New France. Taschereau inherited the seigneury of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce from his father and acquired the seigneuries of Jolliet and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and a part of Linière, Mingan and Anticosti Island.

He was married twice and both marriages produced offspring that contributed to the growth of the Quebec and Canadian legal systems. His first wife was Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Bazin and one son was Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1778-1832). Jean-Thomas Taschereau ( November 26, 1778 &ndash June 14, 1832) was a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Jean-Thomas was an MLA, a judge, and a publisher during his lifetime. A second son, Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was a lawyer, an MLA and a judge. Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was born in Quebec April 19 1775, a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, the patriarch of this important family Taschereau died at Sainte-Marie-de-la-Beauce

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