Marie-Thérèse PLEAU

(b. 29 November 1722 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1785 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse PLEAU was born 29 November 1722 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse PLEAU was the child of Ignace PLEAU and Marie-Madeleine GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE

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Marie-Thérèse married Joseph MARCOTTE 3 February 1749 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MARCOTTE was born 5 January 1728 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Joseph died 11 August 1790 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Marie-Marguerite HARDY.

Marie-Thérèse PLEAU died 7 February 1785 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Thérèse PLEAU married

Joseph MARCOTTE-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: Donnacona, Canada, New France
Joseph MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Marie-Marguerite HARDY

Children of Joseph MARCOTTE and Marie-Thérèse PLEAU:

Joseph MARCOTTE (b.24 December 1749, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Louise LEFEBVRE 10 February 1772 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1722 Birth
29 November 1722
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse PLEAU and Joseph MARCOTTE 3 February 1749, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

She was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph MARCOTTE was born 24 December 1749, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Thérèse was 27 years old.

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

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARCOTTE married 10 February 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Louise LEFEBVRE

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.