Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU

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22 January 1725 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

18 October 1790 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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Born: 22 January 1725 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU

Mother: Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PARENTEAU dit LAFONTAINE , Madeleine TISSERAND (TISSERAN)

Maternal grandparents: Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT , Anne LABRECQUE

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Marie-Agathe married Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ 9 February 1750 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 11 May 1724 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph-Placide died 5 October 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph-Placide was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST.

Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU died 18 October 1790 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU married

Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ
Marriage date: 9 February 1750
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST

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Marie THÉROUX

Born: 28 October 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1815, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis CARTIER 10 February 1777 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

Born: 4 February 1761, Yamaska, Canada
Died: 16 July 1814, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 16 October 1780 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1725
22 January 1725
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU and Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ 9 February 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie THÉROUX was born 28 October 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 25 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 4 February 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Agathe was 36 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.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie THÉROUX married 10 February 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis CARTIER

1780 Marriage of Child
Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ married 16 October 1780 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste NADEAU