Thérèse GAGNÉ

(b. 10 February 1751 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1819 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Thérèse GAGNÉ was born 10 February 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Thérèse GAGNÉ was the child of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise PROULX (maternal) Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Nicolas died 18 June 1779 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN.

Thérèse married (2) 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON.

Thérèse GAGNÉ died 26 October 1819 in Montmagny, 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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Thérèse GAGNÉ married

Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)-- Date: 24 April 1775 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) (b.9 August 1778, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste NORMAND 6 May 1806 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Thérèse GAGNÉ married

Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES-- Date: 23 November 1790 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
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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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1751 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) 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.

1819 Death
26 October 1819
Montmagny, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

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