Thérèse PROULX

Born

22 April 1737 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1825 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Thomas PROULX Marie-Catherine CARON

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Born: 22 April 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Thomas PROULX

Mother: Marie-Catherine CARON

Paternal grandparents: Jean PROULX , Jacquette FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CARON , Elisabeth BERNIER

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Thérèse married Germain GAUMOND 23 November 1761 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Germain GAUMOND was born 20 June 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Germain died 11 December 1804 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Germain was the child of Amand GAUMOND and Geneviève DUFRESNE.

Thérèse PROULX died 8 April 1825 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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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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Thérèse PROULX married

Germain GAUMOND
Marriage date: 23 November 1761
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada
Germain GAUMOND was the child of Amand GAUMOND and Geneviève DUFRESNE

Children of Germain GAUMOND and Thérèse PROULX

Jean-Baptiste GAUMOND

Born: 12 November 1762, Montmagny, Canada
Died: 30 April 1843, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Françoise FOURNIER 28 August 1781 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Therese GAUMOND

Born: 31 January 1764, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 November 1829, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph FOURNIER 15 November 1791 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1737
22 April 1737
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse PROULX and Germain GAUMOND 23 November 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUMOND was born 12 November 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Therese GAUMOND was born 31 January 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Thérèse was 26 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUMOND married 28 August 1781, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Françoise FOURNIER

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Therese GAUMOND married 15 November 1791, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Joseph FOURNIER

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

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