Thérèse GROLEAU

Born

30 November 1748 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1791 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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François GROLEAU Madeleine PERRAULT

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Born: 30 November 1748 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: François GROLEAU

Mother: Madeleine PERRAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GROLEAU , Ursule-Élisabeth HAMEL

Maternal grandparents: Paul PERRAULT , Marie-Madeleine MONTAMBAULT dite LEVEILLE

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Thérèse married François MARCOTTE 13 January 1772 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MARCOTTE was born 4 October 1745 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . François died 21 March 1803 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . François was the child of François MARCOTTE and Marie-Josephte MORISSET.

Thérèse GROLEAU died 15 February 1791 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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Thérèse GROLEAU married

François MARCOTTE
Marriage date: 13 January 1772
Marriage place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

François MARCOTTE was the child of François MARCOTTE and Marie-Josephte MORISSET

Children of François MARCOTTE and Thérèse GROLEAU

Madeleine MARCOTTE

Born: 20 April 1782, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1852, Deschambault, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie PAQUIN 19 November 1804 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1748
30 November 1748
Deschambault, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse GROLEAU and François MARCOTTE 13 January 1772 , Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 23 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARCOTTE was born 20 April 1782, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Thérèse was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)