Thérèse ROSA

(b. 13 February 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1794 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Thérèse ROSA was born 13 February 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Thérèse ROSA was the child of Barthelemy ROSA and Marie-Anne DASSYLVA and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

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

Thérèse married Jean-Jacques MERDIEU 1 August 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Jacques MERDIEU was born 29 March 1715 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Jacques died 28 March 1775 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Jacques was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN.

Thérèse ROSA died 28 August 1794 in Québec, 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 ROSA married

Jean-Jacques MERDIEU-- Date: 1 August 1752 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Jacques MERDIEU was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN

Children of Jean-Jacques MERDIEU and Thérèse ROSA:

Marie-Angelique MERDIEU (b.1 August 1754, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François VALIQUETTE 23 November 1772 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1732 Birth
13 February 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse ROSA and Jean-Jacques MERDIEU 1 August 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique MERDIEU was born 1 August 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Thérèse was 22 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique MERDIEU married 23 November 1772, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to François VALIQUETTE

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Jacques MERDIEU died 28 March 1775, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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.