Marie-Thérèse THOMAS

Born

18 August 1735 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1801 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE Marie-Thérèse PEPIN

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Born: 18 August 1735 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Claude THOMAS , Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Maternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN , Marguerite MOREAU

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Marie-Thérèse married Louis BRIDEAU 5 July 1756 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Louis BRIDEAU was born 27 June 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Louis died 2 December 1801 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Louis was the child of Jean-Hilaire BRIDEAU and Marie-Josephe PAQUET.

Marie-Thérèse THOMAS died 12 December 1801 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Thérèse THOMAS

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Marie-Thérèse THOMAS married

Louis BRIDEAU
Marriage date: 5 July 1756
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Louis BRIDEAU was the child of Jean-Hilaire BRIDEAU and Marie-Josephe PAQUET

Children of Louis BRIDEAU and Marie-Thérèse THOMAS

Louis BRIDEAU

Born: 28 April 1758, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1758, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse BRIDEAU

Born: 19 November 1759, La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Died: 7 August 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Marie-Thérèse BRIDEAU

Born: 6 April 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 October 1848, Grand Anse, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Anselme LANDRY 1775 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis-Mathieu BRIDEAU

Born: 25 November 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 May 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Judith HÉBERT 3 July 1787 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Leon BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1764, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 26 January 1862, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie CORMIER 10 October 1791 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) 24 June 1795 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Charlotte BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1769, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste CAREY (QUERRY) (KEREY) 30 June 1789 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

François BRIDEAU

Born: 6 August 1775, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne Marie MAZEROLLE 1799 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Married: Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) 7 February 1831 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Victoire BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1783, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 20 July 1820, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: David DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) 1797 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Francois GAUTREAU 18 August 1803 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marguerite BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1785, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 16 February 1820, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: James (Jacques) POWER (POOR) 1805

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Birth — 1735
18 August 1735
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse THOMAS and Louis BRIDEAU 5 July 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 20 years old.

1756 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1758 Birth of Child
Louis BRIDEAU was born 28 April 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BRIDEAU was born 19 November 1759, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse BRIDEAU died 7 August 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BRIDEAU was born 6 April 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Thérèse 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis-Mathieu BRIDEAU was born 25 November 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Thérèse was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
François BRIDEAU was born 6 August 1775, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 39 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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis-Mathieu BRIDEAU married 3 July 1787, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Judith HÉBERT

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BRIDEAU married 30 June 1789, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Jean Baptiste CAREY (QUERRY) (KEREY)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Leon BRIDEAU married 10 October 1791, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie CORMIER

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Leon BRIDEAU married 24 June 1795, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU)

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