Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau

Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl ɛlzeaʁ taʃʁo]; March 27, 1745 – September 18, 1809) was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned three centuries.

At the age of 14, he aided in the defence of the town against the British attack in 1759.

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.

A second son, Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was a lawyer, an MLA and a judge.