Charles MATHIEU

Born

6 September 1708 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1784 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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René MATHIEU Geneviève ROUSSIN

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Born: 6 September 1708 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: René MATHIEU

Mother: Geneviève ROUSSIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean MATHIEU , Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas ROUSSIN , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Charles had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Charles married Thérèse DUFRESNE 18 April 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Thérèse DUFRESNE was born 9 May 1712 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 1 May 1789 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Guillaume DUFRESNE and Geneviève RUEL.

Charles MATHIEU died 5 May 1784 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Thérèse DUFRESNE
Marriage date: 18 April 1735
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Thérèse DUFRESNE was the child of Guillaume DUFRESNE and Geneviève RUEL

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Children:

Prisque Mathieu 1737 06 Dec 1755 m. Blanchet Marie-Marguerite

Augustin Mathieu 1738 08 Feb 1830 m. Blondeau Agathe, m. Fournier Marie-Ursule

Marie-Therese Mathieu 10 Aug 1741 21 Mar 1772 m. Duchesneau Jean-Baptiste

Genevieve Mathieu 02 Jul 1743 25 Mar 1795 m. DesTroisMaisons Louis-Marie

Monique Mathieu 04 Jun 1745 m. Cote Joseph

Charles Mathieu 20 May 1747 14 Apr 1800 m. Letourneau Marie-Charlotte

Francoise Mathieu 04 May 1749 m. Morin Charles

Rene-Isaac Mathieu 23 Oct 1751 m. Belanger Madeleine

Children of Charles MATHIEU and Thérèse DUFRESNE

Prisque MATHIEU

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 December 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET 13 May 1754 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Augustin MATHIEU

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 February 1830, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule FOURNIER 19 November 1764 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse MATHIEU

Born: 10 August 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1772, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève MATHIEU

Born: 2 July 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Monique MATHIEU

Born: 4 June 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph COTE 5 November 1770 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles MATHIEU

Born: 20 May 1747, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte LETOURNEAU 1 February 1773 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Françoise MATHIEU

Born: 4 May 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: ,

René-Isaac MATHIEU

Born: 23 October 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BELANGER 16 June 1782 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1708
6 September 1708
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Charles MATHIEU and Thérèse DUFRESNE 18 April 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse MATHIEU was born 10 August 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Geneviève MATHIEU was born 2 July 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Monique MATHIEU was born 4 June 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 36 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charles MATHIEU was born 20 May 1747, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Françoise MATHIEU was born 4 May 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 40 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
René-Isaac MATHIEU was born 23 October 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Charles was 43 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Prisque MATHIEU married 13 May 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET

1755 Death of Child
Prisque MATHIEU died 6 December 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 47 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Augustin MATHIEU married 19 November 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Ursule FOURNIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Monique MATHIEU married 5 November 1770, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph COTE

1772 Death of Child
Marie-Thérèse MATHIEU died 21 March 1772, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Charles was 63 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Charles MATHIEU married 1 February 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte LETOURNEAU

Revolutionary War
MAIHIEU,Charles, pere. St-Pierre-du-Sud. Fought with the Americans at Michel B1ais' house (BTW)
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Revolutionary War
MATHIEU, CHARLES
Ancestor #: A212140
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 9-7-1708 CANADA
Death: 5-5-1784 ST PIERRE DE LA RIVIERE DU SUD QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 85, 87, 88
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST PIERRE DE LA RIVIERE DU SUD - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) THERESE DUFRESNE
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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.

1782 Marriage of Child
René-Isaac MATHIEU married 16 June 1782, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Madeleine BELANGER

Death — 1784
5 May 1784
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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