Therese GAMACHE

Born

7 November 1771 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 June 1827 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

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Henri GAMACHE Therese CÔTÉ

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Therese GAMACHE was born 7 November 1771 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese GAMACHE was the child of Henri GAMACHE and Therese CÔTÉ

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAMACHE and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ (maternal) Paul COTE and Geneviève LANGLOIS

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Therese married Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 2 February 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 13 May 1838 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Jean was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Pelagie CHAGNON dite LAROSE.

Therese GAMACHE died 2 June 1827 in Saint-Césaire, Lower 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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Therese GAMACHE married

Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE-- Date: 2 February 1795 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Pelagie CHAGNON dite LAROSE

Children of Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Therese GAMACHE

Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.4 June 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 5 March 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1771 Birth
7 November 1771
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Therese GAMACHE and Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 2 February 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 4 June 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Therese was 27 years old.

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

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 5 March 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Catherine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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)