Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Born

12 December 1764 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 October 1841 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Parents & Family of Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Parents

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Born: 12 December 1764 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Father

Jacques TURCOTTE

Mother

Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS

Grandparents of Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Jean CORNELLIER dit GRANDCHAMPS Marie-Anne LEHOUX

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

Marie-Therese married Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE 26 November 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 15 March 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Joseph died 24 November 1812 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Agathe GREFFARD.

Marie-Therese TURCOTTE died 26 October 1841 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Marie-Therese TURCOTTE married

Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 26 November 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Agathe GREFFARD

Children of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 13 October 1785, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine MILLET HUS 3 August 1801 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1764
12 December 1764
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Therese TURCOTTE and Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE 26 November 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 13 October 1785, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Therese was 20 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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 3 August 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Antoine MILLET HUS

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 24 November 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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