Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Born

25 June 1767 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 May 1854 , L'Acadie, Canada East

Marie-Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 2 February 1789 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was born 31 December 1748 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 28 December 1828 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE and Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN .

Parents & Family of Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Parents of Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Father

Pierre GERVAIS

Mother

Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Grandparents of Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GERVAIS Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Maternal grandparents

Alexis MORAND dit DOUVILLE Marie-Josephte MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS married

Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE
Marriage date: 2 February 1789
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was the child of Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE and Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE and Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

Laurent LABOSSIÈRE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LORD 22 September 1829 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE

Born: 24 January 1804, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celeste LORD 14 September 1830 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1767
25 June 1767
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS and Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE 2 February 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LABOSSIÈRE was born 24 January 1804, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England