Thérèse DUFAULT

(b. 24 September 1753 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1818 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Thérèse DUFAULT was born 24 September 1753 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Thérèse DUFAULT was the child of Joseph DUFAULT and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Joseph DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Angélique EMOND (maternal) Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

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

Thérèse married Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 9 August 1773 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 8 June 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Antoine died 17 March 1834 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Thérèse DUFAULT died 2 September 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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 DUFAULT married

Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN-- Date: 9 August 1773 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Children of Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse DUFAULT:

Marie-Anne AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.24 July 1774, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Angelique AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.4 May 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN (b.24 December 1777, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 November 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 4 August 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN (b.1 October 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Therese PERRAULT 1 February 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN (b.6 April 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1838, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR 19 November 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.4 October 1784, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN 30 April 1805 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.5 August 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis CHARRON 26 September 1808 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN (b.13 April 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louis POTVIN 25 November 1817 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Marie AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN (b.15 February 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 22 November 1863, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Geneviève MORISSEAU 10 February 1823 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.23 March 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 6 October 1832, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin GUYON (DION) 17 July 1815 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN (b.29 April 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. , )

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1753 Birth
24 September 1753
Saint-Ours, 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
Thérèse DUFAULT and Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 9 August 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 19 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 24 July 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse was 20 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
Marie-Angelique AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 4 May 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse was 22 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 24 December 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francois AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 1 October 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 6 April 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 4 October 1784, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Thérèse was 31 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 5 August 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Thérèse was 32 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 13 April 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 35 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN was born 15 February 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Thérèse was 37 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 23 March 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Thérèse was 40 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Elisabeth AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 29 April 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse was 42 years old.

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN married 30 April 1805, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN

1806 Marriage of Child
Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married 4 August 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN married 26 September 1808, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis CHARRON

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married 19 November 1810, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charlotte BELISLE dite LEVASSEUR

1814 Marriage of Child
Francois AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married 1 February 1814, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Therese PERRAULT

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite AMIEL dite LUSIGNAN married 17 July 1815, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin GUYON (DION)

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married 25 November 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Louis POTVIN