Marie-Therese CHARLAND

Born

30 July 1732 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1788 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre CHARLAND Jeanne GUILLEMET

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Born: 30 July 1732 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre CHARLAND

Mother: Jeanne GUILLEMET

Paternal grandparents: Denis-Hyacinthe CHARLAND , Marie-Anne LÉTOURNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GUILLEMET , Marie SEL (DECELLES)

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Marie-Therese married Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 17 April 1758 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 27 November 1726 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jacques died 17 August 1781 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE).

Marie-Therese CHARLAND died 19 March 1788 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON
Marriage date: 17 April 1758
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

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Birth — 1732
30 July 1732
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Therese CHARLAND and Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 17 April 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 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.