Jacques BERTHIAUME

Born

16 February 1766 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 November 1842 , Contrecœur, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME Marguerite JEAN dite GODON

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Born: 16 February 1766 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME

Mother: Marguerite JEAN dite GODON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERTHIAUME , Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles JEAN dit GODON , Marie-Elisabeth MAGNAN

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Jacques married Ursule VAILLANT 12 August 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule VAILLANT was born 11 October 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule died 24 May 1863 in Contrecœur, Canada East . Ursule was the child of Augustin VAILLANT and Marguerite PALARDY.

Jacques BERTHIAUME died 6 November 1842 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
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Jacques BERTHIAUME married

Ursule VAILLANT
Marriage date: 12 August 1788
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule VAILLANT was the child of Augustin VAILLANT and Marguerite PALARDY

Children of Jacques BERTHIAUME and Ursule VAILLANT

Rose BERTHIAUME

Born: June 1789, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1859, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 22 February 1808 Place: Contrecœur, 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 — 1766
16 February 1766
Repentigny, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BERTHIAUME and Ursule VAILLANT 12 August 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 22 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Rose BERTHIAUME was born June 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jacques was 23 years old.

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)

1808 Marriage of Child
Rose BERTHIAUME married 22 February 1808, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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