Marguerite TETREAU

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25 December 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1829 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME Madeleine-Marie PRECOURT dite VANASSE

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Born: 25 December 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME

Mother: Madeleine-Marie PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Paternal grandparents: Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) , Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU

Maternal grandparents: Sebastien VANASSE , Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Marguerite married Louis BERGEVIN 8 February 1773 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BERGEVIN was born 18 February 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Louis was the child of Germain BERGEVIN and Madeleine ALLARD.

Marguerite TETREAU died 8 February 1829 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite TETREAU married

Louis BERGEVIN
Marriage date: 8 February 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis BERGEVIN was the child of Germain BERGEVIN and Madeleine ALLARD

Children of Louis BERGEVIN and Marguerite TETREAU

Louis BERGEVIN

Born: 6 October 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine FORCIER 8 April 1799 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Therese GUILBAULT 7 January 1807

Marie-Felicite LANGEVIN dite BERGEVIN

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

Married: Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 18 January 1802 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN

Born: 9 November 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie GRENIER 26 February 1827 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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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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1755

Name: Marguerite Tetro
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date: 26 Dec 1755
Baptism/ Christening Place: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1755
BirthPlace: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
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Race: White
Father's Name: Joseph Marie Tetro
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Mother's Name: Marie Magdeleine Vanass
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00646-5
Syst Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1288561
Reference Number: p.57
Collection: Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959

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Birth — 1755
25 December 1755
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite TETREAU and Louis BERGEVIN 8 February 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis BERGEVIN was born 6 October 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN was born 9 November 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Louis BERGEVIN married 8 April 1799, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Marie-Catherine FORCIER

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite LANGEVIN dite BERGEVIN married 18 January 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)