Joseph THERRIEN

Born

14 October 1769 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 January 1825 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie THERRIEN Catherine GOSSELIN

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Born: 14 October 1769 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie THERRIEN

Mother: Catherine GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie THERRIEN , Marie-Josephte THIVIERGE

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Catherine ROUSSEAU

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Joseph married Marie-Domithilde DROUIN 7 February 1802 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Domithilde DROUIN was born 26 March 1778 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Domithilde died 25 May 1848 in Plessisville, Québec, Canada (Somerset). Marie-Domithilde was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Josephte ROBERGE.

Joseph THERRIEN died 30 January 1825 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Domithilde DROUIN
Marriage date: 7 February 1802
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Marie-Domithilde DROUIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Josephte ROBERGE

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Children of Joseph THERRIEN and Marie-Domithilde DROUIN

Louise THERRIEN

Born: 8 February 1811, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1861, Saint-Jérôme, Canada East

Married: Louis DUBOIS 16 November 1830 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1769
14 October 1769
Saint-Jean-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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Joseph THERRIEN and Marie-Domithilde DROUIN 7 February 1802, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Louise THERRIEN was born 8 February 1811, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

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