Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

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10 August 1743 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1819 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ Marie-Rose COITOU

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Born: 10 August 1743 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

Mother: Marie-Rose COITOU

Paternal grandparents: Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ , Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN , Marie-Anne RICHARD

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Paul married Marie Anne LANDRY 17 July 1767 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne LANDRY was born 22 July 1748 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Anne died 17 February 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie Anne was the child of Antoine LANDRY and Anne CORMIER.

Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ died 29 May 1819 in Yamaska, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie Anne LANDRY
Marriage date: 17 July 1767
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Anne LANDRY was the child of Antoine LANDRY and Anne CORMIER

Children of Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY

Catherine THÉROUX

Born: 24 July 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Paul THÉROUX

Born: 18 March 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 March 1842, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Josephte HEBERT 3 March 1794 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Anne THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

Born: 20 March 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Joseph LAMBERT 7 November 1796 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph THÉROUX

Born: 24 March 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Thérèse BEAUBIEN 26 April 1803 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

Born: 30 June 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1851, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 27 July 1801 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1743
10 August 1743
Yamaska, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY 17 July 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Catherine THÉROUX was born 24 July 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Paul was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul THÉROUX was born 18 March 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Paul was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Anne THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 20 March 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Paul was 30 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph THÉROUX was born 24 March 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Paul was 34 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 30 June 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Paul was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Paul THÉROUX married 3 March 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Josephte HEBERT

1796 Marriage of Child
Anne THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ married 7 November 1796, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph LAMBERT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ married 27 July 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph THÉROUX married 26 April 1803, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Thérèse BEAUBIEN