Thérèse GAGNÉ

Born

10 February 1751 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1819 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Thérèse married Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) 24 April 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was born 7 October 1745 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Nicolas died 18 June 1779 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN .

Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES 23 November 1790 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 24 October 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON .

Parents & Family of Thérèse GAGNÉ

Parents of Thérèse GAGNÉ

Father

Jean-Marie GAGNÉ

Mother

Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Grandparents of Thérèse GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE Louise PROULX

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DESTROISMAISONS Madeleine PELLETIER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thérèse GAGNÉ

Thérèse GAGNÉ married

Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)
Marriage date: 24 April 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN

Children of Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Thérèse GAGNÉ

Rosalie BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

Born: 9 August 1778, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste NORMAND 6 May 1806 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

Thérèse GAGNÉ married

Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES
Marriage date: 23 November 1790
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON

Children of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Thérèse GAGNÉ

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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 — 1751
10 February 1751
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse GAGNÉ and Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) 24 April 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 24 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Rosalie BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was born 9 August 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Thérèse was 27 years old.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) died 18 June 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse GAGNÉ and Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES 23 November 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 39 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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) married 6 May 1806, Montmagny, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste NORMAND

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.

Death — 1819
26 October 1819
Montmagny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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