Theresa
THOMPSON
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Born: abt. 1775 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Theresa married Alexander MCRAE abt. 1798 in Gaspé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexander MCRAE was born abt. 1772 in Scotland (United Kingdom). Alexander died 19 April 1857 in Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada.
Theresa THOMPSON died 3 March 1860 in Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
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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
1799 Birth of ChildMargaret MCRAE was born 18 October 1799, Gaspé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Albert-de-Gaspe)
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlexander MCRAE died 19 April 1857, Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada
Death — 18603 March 1860
Haldimand, Gaspe-Est, Quebec, Canada
Record added: 12/8/2025 11:19:52 AM
Last updated: 12/8/2025 11:20:10 AM
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