Therese DUPUIS

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7 April 1750 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1836 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-François DUPUIS Thérèse MARQUET

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Born: 7 April 1750 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François DUPUIS

Mother: Thérèse MARQUET

Paternal grandparents: François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR , Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Maternal grandparents: François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD , Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

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Therese married Etienne GAUTHIER 7 January 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne GAUTHIER was born 7 March 1750 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Etienne died 31 July 1826 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Etienne was the child of Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX.

Therese DUPUIS died 14 July 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Etienne GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1771
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne GAUTHIER was the child of Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Children of Etienne GAUTHIER and Therese DUPUIS

Josephe GAUTHIER

Born: 29 January 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 July 1830, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BENOIT 20 August 1804 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1750
7 April 1750
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Therese DUPUIS and Etienne GAUTHIER 7 January 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Josephe GAUTHIER was born 29 January 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Therese was 33 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Josephe GAUTHIER married 20 August 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine BENOIT

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)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne GAUTHIER died 31 July 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1830 Death of Child
Josephe GAUTHIER died 3 July 1830, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Therese was 80 years old.

Death — 1836
14 July 1836
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 86.

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