Joseph-Marie THERRIEN

Born

8 February 1740 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

15 May 1825 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Louis THERRIEN Marguerite CORRIVEAU

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Born: 8 February 1740 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Louis THERRIEN

Mother: Marguerite CORRIVEAU

Paternal grandparents: Louis THERRIEN , Catherine BIDET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CORRIVEAU , Anne GABOURY

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Joseph-Marie married Marguerite MOREAU 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite MOREAU was born 10 June 1749 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite died 22 June 1835 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marguerite was the child of Ignace MOREAU dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Jeanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Joseph-Marie THERRIEN died 15 May 1825 in L'Acadie, 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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Joseph-Marie THERRIEN married

Marguerite MOREAU
Marriage date: 1 July 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MOREAU was the child of Ignace MOREAU dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Jeanne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Joseph-Marie THERRIEN and Marguerite MOREAU

Louis THERRIEN

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 January 1852, Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Married: Françoise BOURGEOIS 1 October 1804 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Josephe THERRIEN

Born: 13 April 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN 30 September 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Louise THERRIEN

Born: 16 February 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel-Edouard BOURGEOIS 1 March 1813 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1740
8 February 1740
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie THERRIEN and Marguerite MOREAU 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe THERRIEN was born 13 April 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph-Marie was 45 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THERRIEN was born 16 February 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph-Marie was 47 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Louis THERRIEN married 1 October 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Françoise BOURGEOIS

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe THERRIEN married 30 September 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise THERRIEN married 1 March 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Michel-Edouard BOURGEOIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)