François TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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1 March 1726 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1807 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT)Marie-Madeleine GOULET

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Born: 1 March 1726 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GOULET

Paternal grandparents: Daniel TETREAU (TETREAULT) , Catherine CHARRON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine GOULET , Madeleine GUYON

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François married Marie-Angélique MARTEL 5 February 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique MARTEL was born 30 August 1727 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Angélique was the child of Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL and Angélique GUERTIN.

François TETREAU (TETREAULT) died 4 May 1807 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Angélique MARTEL
Marriage date: 5 February 1748
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique MARTEL was the child of Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL and Angélique GUERTIN

Children of François TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Angélique MARTEL

Geneviève-Angelique TETREAULT

Born: 10 December 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1824, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DESAUTELS 15 October 1770 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte TETREAULT

Born: 2 February 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas SENEZ 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT

Born: 11 February 1754, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise GARIEPY 13 February 1792 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU)

Born: 31 July 1757, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 15 January 1779 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
1 March 1726
Verchères, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Angélique MARTEL 5 February 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Angelique TETREAULT was born 10 December 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Charlotte TETREAULT was born 2 February 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT was born 11 February 1754, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) was born 31 July 1757, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 31 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Charlotte TETREAULT married 12 February 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Nicolas SENEZ

1770 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Angelique TETREAULT married 15 October 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph DESAUTELS

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges TÉTRO (THÉTREAU) married 15 January 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT married 13 February 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Françoise GARIEPY

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

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