Denis THERRIEN

(b. 20 January 1727 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1804 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Denis THERRIEN was born 20 January 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Denis THERRIEN was the child of Andre THERRIEN and Catherine-Marie CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre THERRIEN and Gabrielle MINEAU (maternal) Denis-Hyacinthe CHARLAND and Marie GAUTHIER

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Denis married Helene GENDRON 21 November 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene GENDRON was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Helene died 7 February 1814 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Helene was the child of Joseph-Jacques GENDRON and Geneviève ASSELIN.

Denis THERRIEN died 11 November 1804 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Denis THERRIEN married

Helene GENDRON-- Date: 21 November 1757 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Helene GENDRON was the child of Joseph-Jacques GENDRON and Geneviève ASSELIN

Children of Denis THERRIEN and Helene GENDRON:

Jean-François THERRIEN (b.14 September 1758, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1847, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CHRETIEN 11 October 1784 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1727 Birth
20 January 1727
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Denis THERRIEN and Helene GENDRON 21 November 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-François THERRIEN was born 14 September 1758, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Denis was 31 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.

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.