Therese BELANGER

Born

12 April 1746 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 August 1825 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BÉLANGER Angélique VEZINA

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Born: 12 April 1746 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BÉLANGER

Mother: Angélique VEZINA

Paternal grandparents: Paul BÉLANGER , Jeanne MAHEU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VEZINA , Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU

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Therese married Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL 24 November 1766 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada. Louis died 17 July 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Louis-Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Anne FOURNIER.

Therese BELANGER died 14 August 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Therese BELANGER married

Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL
Marriage date: 24 November 1766
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL was the child of Louis-Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Anne FOURNIER

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Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL

Born: 30 January 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dorothee FONTAINE 11 January 1802 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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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 — 1746
12 April 1746
Beauport, Québec, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Therese BELANGER and Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL 24 November 1766, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

She was 20 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 30 January 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Therese was 26 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL married 11 January 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Dorothee FONTAINE

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LEROUX dit CARDINAL died 17 July 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
14 August 1825
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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