Marie-Thérèse MATTE

(b. 17 April 1710 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1787 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* )

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Marie-Thérèse MATTE was born 17 April 1710 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Angélique-Louise COQUIN dite LATOURELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MATTE and Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY (maternal) Pierre-Jean COQUIN dit LATOURELLE and Catherine BEAUDIN

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Marie-Thérèse married Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) 1 March 1734 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Prisque died 29 October 1751 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Prisque was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS.

Marie-Thérèse MATTE died 25 March 1787 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Thérèse MATTE married

Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN)-- Date: 1 March 1734 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS

Children of Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie-Thérèse MATTE:

Prisque GAUDIN (GODIN) (b.18 January 1739, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louise LEGRIS 8 April 1766 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1710 Birth
17 April 1710
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse MATTE and Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) 1 March 1734, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 23 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Prisque GAUDIN (GODIN) was born 18 January 1739, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Thérèse was 28 years old.

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) died 29 October 1751, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Prisque GAUDIN (GODIN) married 8 April 1766, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Louise LEGRIS

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.