Thérèse MARANDA

Born

26 March 1737 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 June 1823 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Joseph MARANDA Françoise CREPEAU

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Born: 26 March 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MARANDA

Mother: Françoise CREPEAU

Paternal grandparents: Michel MARANDA , Marie JEANNE dite ROBERT

Maternal grandparents: Robert CRÉPEAU , Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN

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Thérèse married Pierre BESSE 30 June 1755 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BESSE was born abt. 1731 in France. Pierre died 28 February 1813 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.

Thérèse MARANDA died 6 June 1823 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Thérèse MARANDA married

Pierre BESSE
Marriage date: 30 June 1755
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre BESSE and Thérèse MARANDA

Louis BESSE

Born: 25 November 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte PELLETIER 28 July 1788 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse BESSE

Born: 16 December 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1832, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Henri LIZOTTE 13 July 1793 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
26 March 1737
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse MARANDA and Pierre BESSE 30 June 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 18 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
Louis BESSE was born 25 November 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Thérèse 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.