Marie-Therese married Jacques MENARD
1 July 1783
in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques MENARD
was born
24 November 1750
in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
Jacques died
18 September 1796
in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
Jacques was the child of Joseph-Louis MENARD and Elisabeth TOUPIN.
Marie-Therese DESMARAIS died
19 June 1817
in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
m. Levesque Jean-Baptiste m. Menard Jacques
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Birth — 1761 29 October 1761 L'Assomption, Canada
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.
1783 Marriage / Partner Marie-Therese DESMARAIS and Jacques MENARD 1 July 1783, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1786 Birth of Child Marie-Madeleine MENARD was born 2 June 1786, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
Marie-Therese was 24 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Death of Spouse/Partner Jacques MENARD died 18 September 1796, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
Marie-Therese
DESMARAIS
Jacques MENARD
Birth — 1761
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.
1783 Marriage / Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
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