Therese DEFOY

(b. 30 April 1732 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1793 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada )

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Therese DEFOY was born 30 April 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Therese DEFOY was the child of Charles DEFOY and Angelique BROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DEFOY and Marie-Charlotte EBERT (HEBERT) (CHAREBERT) (maternal) Jean BROUSSEAU and Anne GRESLON

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

Therese married Antoine ALARIE 24 September 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine ALARIE was born 20 February 1720 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 29 February 1796 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY.

Therese DEFOY died 17 May 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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 DEFOY married

Antoine ALARIE-- Date: 24 September 1753 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Antoine ALARIE was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY

Children of Antoine ALARIE and Therese DEFOY:

Antoine ALARIE (b.4 July 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1824, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Angelique DUQUET 18 August 1783 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Augustin ALARIE (b.10 December 1757, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1827, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Thérèse FORGET 11 August 1782 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1732 Birth
30 April 1732
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Therese DEFOY and Antoine ALARIE 24 September 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Antoine ALARIE was born 4 July 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Therese was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Augustin ALARIE was born 10 December 1757, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Therese 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.