Thérèse GERVAIS

Born

24 February 1735 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS Thérèse SENÉCAL

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Born: 24 February 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Mother: Thérèse SENÉCAL

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS , Anne LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SENÉCAL , Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

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Thérèse married Augustin BOURDON 28 January 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Augustin BOURDON was born 6 September 1729 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Augustin died 23 June 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Augustin was the child of Pierre BOURDON and Marie-Anne GOYAU dite LAGARDE.

Thérèse GERVAIS died 14 February 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Augustin Bourdon
28 January 1754
Laprairie

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Thérèse GERVAIS married

Augustin BOURDON
Marriage date: 28 January 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Augustin BOURDON was the child of Pierre BOURDON and Marie-Anne GOYAU dite LAGARDE

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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 — 1735
24 February 1735
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse GERVAIS and Augustin BOURDON 28 January 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 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.