Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Born

30 January 1735 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1815 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Michel BOURDON Thérèse VIGNEAULT

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Born: 30 January 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Michel BOURDON

Mother: Thérèse VIGNEAULT

Paternal grandparents: Ignace BOURDON , Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents: François VIGNEAULT , Marie-Catherine LAURENCE

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

Marie-Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste GENDRON 7 January 1754 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was born 7 January 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 7 July 1805 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas GENDRON and Madeleine RATEL.

Marie-Thérèse BOURDON died 12 May 1815 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

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Marie-Thérèse BOURDON married

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was the child of Nicolas GENDRON and Madeleine RATEL

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON

Born: 16 November 1754, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1812, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Helene GIARD 27 September 1779 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel GENDRON

Born: 17 October 1756, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe LAMOUREAUX 27 September 1779 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse GENDRON

Born: 21 April 1758 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 21 June 1842, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: François JACQUES 14 January 1782 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Madeleine GENDRON

Born: 20 November 1759, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François GENDRON

Born: 28 December 1760, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: ,

François GENDRON

Born: 2 May 1762, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 21 June 1837, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite RENAUD 22 September 1794 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GENDRON

Born: abt. 1763, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre GENDRON

Born: 3 January 1765, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GENDRON

Born: 25 February 1766, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1848, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE 29 September 1783 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe GENDRON

Born: 10 January 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1855, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: François LAMOUREUX 7 August 1786 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Angélique GENDRON

Born: 3 October 1770, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1846, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: François LABOSSIÈRE 19 November 1792 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Felicite GENDRON

Born: 15 March 1772, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1856, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Joseph BERTHIAUME 7 October 1793 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel GENDRON

Born: 7 October 1773, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1808, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth NORMAND 3 October 1796 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene GENDRON

Born: 20 June 1775, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 January 1863, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: François JACQUES 14 August 1797 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GENDRON

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine RENAUD 12 October 1801 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1735
30 January 1735
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse BOURDON and Jean-Baptiste GENDRON 7 January 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 18 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was born 16 November 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 19 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Michel GENDRON was born 17 October 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse GENDRON was born 21 April 1758 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GENDRON was born 20 November 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 28 December 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 2 May 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 27 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDRON was born 3 January 1765, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON was born 25 February 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Thérèse was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GENDRON was born 10 January 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 32 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GENDRON was born 3 October 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Felicite GENDRON was born 15 March 1772, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 37 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel GENDRON was born 7 October 1773, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Helene GENDRON was born 20 June 1775, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 40 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON married 27 September 1779 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Helene GIARD

1779 Marriage of Child
Michel GENDRON married 27 September 1779 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Josephe LAMOUREAUX

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse GENDRON married 14 January 1782, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François JACQUES

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON married 29 September 1783 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GENDRON married 7 August 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François LAMOUREUX

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GENDRON married 19 November 1792, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François LABOSSIÈRE

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Felicite GENDRON married 7 October 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph BERTHIAUME

1794 Marriage of Child
François GENDRON married 22 September 1794 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marguerite RENAUD

1796 Marriage of Child
Michel GENDRON married 3 October 1796 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth NORMAND

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Helene GENDRON married 14 August 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François JACQUES

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph GENDRON married 12 October 1801 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON died 7 July 1805, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1808 Death of Child
Michel GENDRON died 14 May 1808, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Thérèse was 73 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Michel GENDRON died 22 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Thérèse was 75 years old.

1812 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON died 12 April 1812, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse was 77 years old.

Death — 1815
12 May 1815
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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