Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS

(b. 20 June 1742 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1799 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS was born 20 June 1742 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie Charlotte BONHOMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE (maternal) Charles-Ignace BONHOMME dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Thérèse AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)

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

Marie-Thérèse married Jean-Marie MICHON 16 October 1769 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie MICHON was born 25 April 1744 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Marie died 22 September 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Marie was the child of Louis-Augustin MICHON and Marthe BLANCHET.

Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS died 23 September 1799 in La Prairie, 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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Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS married

Jean-Marie MICHON-- Date: 16 October 1769 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie MICHON was the child of Louis-Augustin MICHON and Marthe BLANCHET

Children-
Jean-Marie Michon 1770-
Julie-Angélique Michon 1772-
Marie-Anne Michon 1778-

Children of Jean-Marie MICHON and Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS:

Marie-Angélique MICHON (b.2 October 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1815, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 14 July 1800 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1742 Birth
20 June 1742
La Prairie, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse GERVAIS and Jean-Marie MICHON 16 October 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique MICHON was born 2 October 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 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)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie MICHON died 22 September 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

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

1799 Death
23 September 1799
La Prairie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 57.

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