Thérèse FOURNIER

(b. 20 May 1742 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1809 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Thérèse FOURNIER was born 20 May 1742 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Thérèse FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis FOURNIER and Marie-Jeanne CARON (maternal) Louis BOSSE and Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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

Thérèse married Germain DIONNE 24 November 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Germain DIONNE was born 5 October 1742 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Germain died 13 August 1809 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Germain was the child of Joseph DIONNE and Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX).

Thérèse FOURNIER died 24 March 1809 in Montmagny, 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 FOURNIER married

Germain DIONNE-- Date: 24 November 1766 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain DIONNE was the child of Joseph DIONNE and Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX)

Children of Germain DIONNE and Thérèse FOURNIER:

Jacques DIONNE (b.1 May 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1843, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Veronique RENAUD 6 November 1798 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1742 Birth
20 May 1742
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse FOURNIER and Germain DIONNE 24 November 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jacques DIONNE was born 1 May 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Thérèse was 29 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Jacques DIONNE married 6 November 1798, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Veronique RENAUD

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