Therese DEGRE

Born

21 April 1736 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1783 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese married Pierre ROUSSEAU 24 April 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Pierre ROUSSEAU was born 24 July 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE .

Parents & Family of Therese DEGRE

Parents of Therese DEGRE

Father

Francois-Didier DEGRE (DUGRÉ)

Mother

Marie-Therese POITEVIN

Grandparents of Therese DEGRE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean POITEVIN Francoise Rose OTIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Therese DEGRE

Therese DEGRE married

Pierre ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 24 April 1759
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre ROUSSEAU was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE

Children of Pierre ROUSSEAU and Therese DEGRE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
21 April 1736
Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Therese DEGRE and Pierre ROUSSEAU 24 April 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 23 years old.

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.