Thérèse CHEVALIER

Born

25 February 1712 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1793 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

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Born: 25 February 1712 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER

Mother: Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CHEVALIER , Francoise-Marthe BARTON

Maternal grandparents: Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE , Marguerite DUSSON

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Thérèse married Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 24 November 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 16 September 1681 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Gabriel died 27 September 1757 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Gabriel was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE).

Thérèse CHEVALIER died 26 January 1793 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE
Marriage date: 24 November 1732
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Children of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER

Marie-Thérèse BERARD dite LEPINE

Born: 8 November 1733, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1817, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR 8 February 1758 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE

Born: 2 September 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1808, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DESHAIES 28 January 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

Born: 11 September 1737, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis SYLVESTRE 10 February 1766 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Born: 10 January 1740, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE 19 November 1770 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Monique BERARD dite LEPINE

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 February 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TELLIER 23 February 1767 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1712
25 February 1712
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse CHEVALIER and Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 24 November 1732, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BERARD dite LEPINE was born 8 November 1733, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Thérèse was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE was born 2 September 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Thérèse was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was born 11 September 1737, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Thérèse was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 10 January 1740, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Thérèse was 27 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 27 September 1757, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BERARD dite LEPINE married 8 February 1758, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE married 28 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marguerite DESHAIES

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
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE married 10 February 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Alexis SYLVESTRE

1767 Marriage of Child
Monique BERARD dite LEPINE married 23 February 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph TELLIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE married 19 November 1770, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

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)

1786 Death of Child
Monique BERARD dite LEPINE died 22 February 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Thérèse was 74 years old.

1786 Death of Child
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE died 2 December 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 74 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

Death — 1793
26 January 1793
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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