Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER

Born

5 April 1767 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 March 1843 , Sainte-Luce, Canada East

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Augustin FOURNIER Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT

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Born: 5 April 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin FOURNIER

Mother: Marie-Louise TOUSSAINT

Paternal grandparents: Charles FOURNIER , Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean TOUSSAINT , Suzanne MIMAUX

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Marie-Thérèse married Francois THIBAULT 8 May 1797 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois THIBAULT was born 7 February 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Francois died 2 October 1853 in Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Jean-François THIBAULT and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.

Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER died 31 March 1843 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER married

Francois THIBAULT
Marriage date: 8 May 1797
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Francois THIBAULT was the child of Jean-François THIBAULT and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Children of Francois THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER

Laurent THIBAULT

Born: 4 April 1813, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1895, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Married: Therese ROSS 8 November 1831 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1767
5 April 1767
Rivière-Ouelle, 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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER and Francois THIBAULT 8 May 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 30 years old.

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

1813 Birth of Child
Laurent THIBAULT was born 4 April 1813, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Thérèse was 46 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Laurent THIBAULT married 8 November 1831, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Therese ROSS

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada