Jacques-Amable THEORET

(b. 8 October 1735 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1806 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Jacques-Amable THEORET was born 8 October 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques-Amable THEORET was the child of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques THEORET (TRIOLET) and Marie ROY (maternal) Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

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

Jacques-Amable married Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON 4 November 1760 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON was born 27 January 1742 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Louise was the child of Michel BARBARY dit GRANDMAISON and Marie-Françoise TREPANIER.

Jacques-Amable married (2) Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY 25 May 1767 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY was born 6 April 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Catherine died 18 September 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS.

Jacques-Amable THEORET died 15 September 1806 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Jacques-Amable THEORET married

Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON-- Date: 4 November 1760 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada
Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON was the child of Michel BARBARY dit GRANDMAISON and Marie-Françoise TREPANIER

Children of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON:

Jacques-Amable THEORET (b.18 September 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada d. 24 May 1834, Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite LEGAULT 23 February 1784 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques-Amable THEORET married

Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY-- Date: 25 May 1767 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS

Children of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY:

Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE (b.2 May 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Sebastien LEGAULT 2 July 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1735 Birth
8 October 1735
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Amable THEORET and Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON 4 November 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jacques-Amable THEORET was born 18 September 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques-Amable was 25 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Amable THEORET and Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY 25 May 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 31 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE was born 2 May 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques-Amable was 36 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.