Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN

Born

19 October 1728 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1789 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace THERRIEN Marguerite PLANTE

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Born: 19 October 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace THERRIEN

Mother: Marguerite PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre THERRIEN , Gabrielle MINEAU

Maternal grandparents: Thomas PLANTE , Marie-Marthe PAILLEREAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Agathe GRAVEL 14 February 1752 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Agathe GRAVEL was born 3 June 1732 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Agathe was the child of Charles GRAVEL and Marie-Anne GUERIN.

Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN died 21 August 1789 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

Married 14 February 1752, Château-Richer, Quebec, to Agathe Gravel

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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
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Agathe GRAVEL
Marriage date: 14 February 1752
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Agathe GRAVEL was the child of Charles GRAVEL and Marie-Anne GUERIN

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Birth — 1728
19 October 1728
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Agathe GRAVEL 14 February 1752, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

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

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.