Marie-Louise THERRIEN

Born

17 November 1745 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

11 May 1811 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Joachim THERRIEN Marie-Françoise BRISSON

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Born: 17 November 1745 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Joachim THERRIEN

Mother: Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Paternal grandparents: Ignace THERRIEN , Marguerite PLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Charles BRISSON , Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Marie-Louise married Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY January 1769 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY was born 25 August 1737 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Joseph died 20 December 1804 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).

Marie-Louise THERRIEN died 11 May 1811 in Repentigny, Lower 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.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Louise THERRIEN married

Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY
Marriage date: January 1769
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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Birth — 1745
17 November 1745
Château-Richer, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise THERRIEN and Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY January 1769 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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.

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

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

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

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY died 20 December 1804, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Death — 1811
11 May 1811
Repentigny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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