Lafayette Élisabeth[1]

Female 1695 - 1776  (80 years)

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  • Name Lafayette Élisabeth 
    Birth 11 Jul 1695  La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 05 Jun 1776  Montréal, Province de Québec Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • [[Category:Montréal, Province de Québec, 1763-1791]]
      [[Category:La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France]]
      == Biography ==
      {{Canada_Nouvelle-France}}'''Élisabeth Lafayette''' was born and baptized on 11 Jul 1695 in La-Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge parish of La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France. Her parents were [[Faye-32|Mathieu Faye dit Lafayette]] and [[Moreau-408|Marguerite Françoise Moreau]].[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/17899 Baptism image of Élisabeth Lafayette 1695] Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)'''Baptism''': "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
      Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
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      Elisabeth Lafayette baptism on 11 Jul 1695, daughter of Mathieu Lafayette & Margueritte Myreau, in La Prairie, Québec (Quebec), Canada.
      '''Baptism''': "Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890"

      Volume: Vol. 4 Sect. 1 : Fab-Gle; Page: 5
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      Elisabeth Faille baptism on 11 Jul 1695, daughter of Mathieu Faille & Marguerite-Françoise Moreau, in Laprairie.

      '''Marriage'''
      She married [[Cosme-11|Pierre Côme]], son of Étienne Cosme and Marie Claire, on 22 Nov 1717 in La-Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge parish of La Prairie.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/18950 Marriage image of Élisabeth Lafayette and Pierre Côme 1717] Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
      '''Marriage''': "Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935"
      Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec; Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Collection: Fonds Cour Supérieure. District Judiciaire De Montréal. Cote Cn601. Greffes De Notaires, 1648-1967.; District: Montreal; Title: Laferte, Michel Lepailleur De (1701-1732)
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      Elizabeth Lafaille marriage to Pierre Cosme on 15 Nov 1717.
      '''Marriage''': "Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890"

      Volume: Vol. 3 Sect. 1 : Cha-Deh; Page: 135
      {{Ancestry Sharing|41436899|7b22746f6b656e223a2243665a3735704379595641445133486a3544595672314b476f7568614d5536635a6b4f434463577a7656493d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - {{Ancestry Record|2177|258680}} (accessed 13 July 2025)

      Elisabeth Faye marriage to on 22 Nov 1717 in Laprairie.

      8 known children, 5 of whom died in infancy. They are residents of Montréal.
      #Pierre Mathieu Cosme (20 Sep 1718 - 19 Nov 1718)
      #[[Cosme-14|Pierre Laurent Cosme]] (29 Oct 1721 - 21 Sep 1787)
      #Marie Élisabeth Coome (13 Aug 1725 - )
      #Joseph St-Cosme (16 Jun 1729 - )
      #Joseph Saint-Cosme (27 Apr 1731 - 29 May 1731)
      #Jean Baptiste Cosme (23 Jun 1733 - 27 Jul 1733)
      #Fille St-Cosme (1736 - 2 Jun 1736 age listed as 20j)
      #Marie Élisabeth St-Cosme (5 Jun 1737 - 30 Jun 1737)
      '''Death and Burial'''
      Élisabeth Lafayette, widow St-Come, passed away on 5 Jun 1776 being given the age of around 82 years on the record. Her burial was on the 7th in Notre-Dame cemetery of Montréal, Province de Québec.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/395674 Burial image of Élisabeth Lafayette 1776] Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)

      == Biographie ==Élisabeth Lafayette, née et baptisée le 11 juillet 1695 La Prairie.[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/membership/voir.aspx?id=M%3a%2fCollections+diverses%2f19+-+Dictionnaire+Jett%C3%A9%2fDictionnaire+g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogique+des+familles+du+Qu%C3%A9bec%2fF%2fFa/Le%20Dictionnaire%20Jett%C3%A9%20Page%200415.jpg Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec - René Jetté pg 415]Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
      Tutelle des enfants mineurs de feu Mathieu Faye Lafayette [Mathieu Faille Faye] et de Marguerite Françoise Moreau . - 5 novembre 1696-6 novembre 1696[http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/description_fonds?p_anqsid=201904230026583717&p_centre=06M&p_classe=CC&p_fonds=601&p_numunide=956226 BANQ 5-6 Nov 1696 tutelle] Les enfants nommés dans l'acte sont: Angélique, âgée de 14 ans, Jeanne, âgée de 12 ans, Marie Anne, âgée de 6 ans, Élisabeth âgée de 2 ans ou environ; sont aussi nommées Marguerite mariée à Joseph Bénard et Marie mariée à Pierre Boudreau. Leur mère signe un des documents ''Margueritte Moreau''.[http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/archives/52327/3410856 BANQ: Tutelle des enfants mineurs de feu Mathieu Faye Lafayette [Mathieu Faille Faye] et de Marguerite Françoise Moreau (06M,CC601,S1,SS1,D71)]
      Élisabeth Lafayete mariée avec Pierre Côme 22 novembre 1717 La Prairie
      7 enfants connus, dont 5 décédés en bas âge. Ils sont résidents de Montréal.
      Son époux reçoit une concession à Détroit en 1737 (voir son profil), année du dernier acte religieux trouvé pour leur famille, une sépulture d'un de leurs enfants.
      == Sources ==
      *'''IGD''' Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com
      See also:*Tree: [https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Faye_Marie-Elisabeth&pid=1684993 Nos Origines]
      *tree https://gw.geneanet.org/grenouille1944?n=faille&oc=&p=elisabeth
      *tree https://gw.geneanet.org/mccannjq?n=faye&oc=&p=elisabeth*tree https://gw.geneanet.org/vanwasshnova?n=faye+la+failette&oc=&p=elisabeth
      == Acknowledgements ==* Thank you to [[Schram-63 | Paul Schram]] for creating WikiTree profile Faye-51 through the import of Paul Schram's Family Tree.ged on Feb 11, 2013.
    Person ID I61636  Freeman-Smith
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Father Faye Mathieu,   b. Abt 1641, Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1695, La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Moreau Marguerite Françoise,   b. Abt 1655, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1718, La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1670  Notre-Dame de Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F27410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cosme Pierre,   b. Abt 1690   d. Bef Sep 1756 (Age < 66 years) 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1717  La-Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F27411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1807] Merged from MartinBissonAnc_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 22:31.


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