Jean-François THERRIEN

Born

14 September 1758 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

2 December 1847 , Napierville, Canada East

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Born: 14 September 1758 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-François THERRIEN

Father

Denis THERRIEN

Mother

Helene GENDRON

Grandparents of Jean-François THERRIEN

Paternal grandparents

Andre THERRIEN Catherine-Marie CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Jacques GENDRON Geneviève ASSELIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-François married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN 11 October 1784 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN was born 4 September 1762 in Saint-Vallier, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle died 11 February 1826 in Napierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Louis CHRETIEN and Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON.

Jean-François THERRIEN died 2 December 1847 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François THERRIEN

Jean-François THERRIEN married

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN
Marriage date: 11 October 1784
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN was the child of Louis CHRETIEN and Elisabeth ELIE dite BRETON

Children of Jean-François THERRIEN and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN

Jacques THERRIEN

Born: 2 April 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 February 1866, Lacolle, Canada East

Married: Lucie MORIER 13 July 1841 Place: Napierville, Canada East

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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 — 1758
14 September 1758
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1784 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François THERRIEN and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN 11 October 1784, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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)

1805 Birth of Child
Jacques THERRIEN was born 2 April 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-François was 46 years old.

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)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)