Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN

Born

2 June 1766 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 November 1847 , Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East

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Andre THERRIEN Marie LEMIRE

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Born: 2 June 1766 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Andre THERRIEN

Mother: Marie LEMIRE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN , Francoise BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEMIRE dit MIRE , Isabelle THIBODEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 20 August 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE and Veronique GAUTHIER.

Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN died 21 November 1847 in Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, 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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Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN married

Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 20 August 1799
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE and Veronique GAUTHIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Julien THERRIEN

Born: 21 December 1802, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 4 June 1885, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe BASTARACHE 6 February 1826 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1766
2 June 1766
Nicolet, 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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 20 August 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 33 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Julien THERRIEN was born 21 December 1802, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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