Josephte TERRENOIRE

(b. 28 September 1737 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1802 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Josephte TERRENOIRE was born 28 September 1737 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Josephte TERRENOIRE was the child of Pierre TERRENOIRE and Marie-Josephte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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

Josephte married Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS 8 November 1762 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS was born 3 August 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Charles died 28 January 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charles was the child of Charles FAVREAU and Marie-Angélique BENARD.

Josephte TERRENOIRE died 2 February 1802 in Verchères, 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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Josephte TERRENOIRE married

Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: Verchères, Canada
Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Charles FAVREAU and Marie-Angélique BENARD

Children of Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Josephte TERRENOIRE:

Marie-Louise FAVREAU dite DESLAURIERS (b.4 November 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE 9 September 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1737 Birth
28 September 1737
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Josephte TERRENOIRE and Charles FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS 8 November 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FAVREAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 4 November 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Josephte was 29 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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FAVREAU dite DESLAURIERS married 9 September 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

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