Jacques-Amable THEORET

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18 September 1761 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

Died

24 May 1834 , Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada

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Jacques-Amable THEORET Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

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Born: 18 September 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

Father: Jacques-Amable THEORET

Mother: Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE , Marthe CHOLET

Maternal grandparents: Michel BARBARY dit GRANDMAISON , Marie-Françoise TREPANIER

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Jacques-Amable married Marguerite LEGAULT 23 February 1784 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEGAULT was born 12 August 1768 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marguerite died 24 June 1847 in Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne CARDINAL.

Jacques-Amable THEORET died 24 May 1834 in Ile-Bizard, Quebec, 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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Jacques-Amable THEORET married

Marguerite LEGAULT
Marriage date: 23 February 1784
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LEGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne CARDINAL

Children of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Marguerite LEGAULT

Basile THEORET

Born: 11 July 1808, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1883, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Married: Anastasie CLAUDE 13 January 1834 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1761
18 September 1761
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

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.

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Amable THEORET and Marguerite LEGAULT 23 February 1784, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 22 years old.

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)

1808 Birth of Child
Basile THEORET was born 11 July 1808, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques-Amable 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)