Therese DEGRE

(b. 21 April 1736 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1783 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Therese DEGRE was born 21 April 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France

Therese DEGRE was the child of Francois-Didier DEGRE (DUGRÉ) and Marie-Therese POITEVIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean POITEVIN and Francoise Rose OTIS

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

Therese DEGRE died 15 December 1783 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre ROUSSEAU-- Date: 24 April 1759 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre ROUSSEAU was the child of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE

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1736 Birth
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.