Thérèse LAPORTE

Born

6 August 1729 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1795 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES Catherine SAVARIA

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Born: 6 August 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

Mother: Catherine SAVARIA

Paternal grandparents: Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Marie LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents: François SAVARIA , Catherine PLUCHON

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Thérèse married Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER 3 November 1751 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was born 14 June 1720 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Louis died 26 January 1796 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Thérèse LAPORTE died 28 April 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Thérèse LAPORTE married

Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER
Marriage date: 3 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Children of Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Thérèse LAPORTE

Thérèse VIGEANT

Born: 8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE 12 July 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Born: 15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BERTRAND 26 January 1784 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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 — 1729
6 August 1729
Chambly, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse LAPORTE and Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER 3 November 1751, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 22 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT was born 8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Thérèse was 30 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
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Thérèse was 34 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT married 12 July 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER married 26 January 1784, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis BERTRAND

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

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