Marie-Agathe MAGEAU

(b. 24 January 1732 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1805 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Agathe MAGEAU was born 24 January 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe MAGEAU was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MAGEAU dit MAISONSEULE and Marie-Marguerite JOURDAIN (maternal) Jean PARÉ and Marguerite PICARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Agathe married Pierre BERTHIAUME 18 January 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BERTHIAUME was born 8 August 1735 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 21 August 1812 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Jacques BERTHIAUME and Françoise CASSE (LACASSE).

Marie-Agathe MAGEAU died 1 July 1805 in Contrecœur, 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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Marie-Agathe MAGEAU married

Pierre BERTHIAUME-- Date: 18 January 1763 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BERTHIAUME was the child of Jacques BERTHIAUME and Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Pierre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Agathe MAGEAU:

Joseph BERTHIAUME (b.25 August 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1830 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite GENDRON 7 October 1793 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1732 Birth
24 January 1732
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe MAGEAU and Pierre BERTHIAUME 18 January 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BERTHIAUME was born 25 August 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Agathe was 36 years old.

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.