Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

(b. 30 June 1779 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1851 , Saint-David, Canada East )

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Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was born 30 June 1779 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ was the child of Paul THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie Anne LANDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU (maternal) Antoine LANDRY and Anne CORMIER

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

Nicolas married Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 27 July 1801 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) was born 13 January 1785 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite died 9 December 1871 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Gregoire GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET).

Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ died 6 December 1851 in Saint-David, Canada East .

married Marguerite Guilbault, 27 July 1801
Yamaska, Saint-Michel, Quebec

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ married

Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)-- Date: 27 July 1801 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) was the child of Gregoire GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Children of Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU):

Paul THÉROUX (b.13 May 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 28 August 1870, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )

Marguerite THÉROUX dite LAFERTE (b.14 September 1803, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. abt. 1868, )

Marie THÉROUX (b.2 October 1805, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1806, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE (b.30 June 1807, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 14 May 1892, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Pierre BONENFANT 5 July 1825 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel THÉROUX (b.24 April 1809, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1891, Keeseville, New York, USA)

Catherine THEROUX (b.8 October 1810, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Benoni THEROUX 29 July 1828 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste THÉROUX (b.17 July 1812, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Angélique (Angele) THEROUX (b.25 January 1814, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 15 April 1846, Saint-David, Canada East )
m. Louis-Claude LACHAPELLE 21 August 1832 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Henriette THÉROUX (b.23 February 1815, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 16 January 1892, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada )

Joseph THÉROUX (b.20 November 1816, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 21 October 1891, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Drummond, Québec, Canada)

Olivier THÉROUX (b.4 May 1817, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 7 November 1902, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA )

Jeanne THÉROUX (b.25 March 1820, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1820, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Moise THÉROUX (b.12 July 1821, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )

Pierre THÉROUX (b.6 May 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 13 May 1902, Saint-David, Québec, Canada )

Elisabeth THÉROUX (b.13 December 1824, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 10 August 1899, St-Pie-de-Guire, Yamaska, Québec, Canada)

Angelique THÉROUX (b.12 July 1826, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 5 August 1826, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Marie THÉROUX (b.30 August 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 18 March 1859, Louiseville, Canada East )

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1779 Birth
30 June 1779
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 27 July 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 22 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Paul THÉROUX was born 13 May 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 22 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marguerite THÉROUX dite LAFERTE was born 14 September 1803, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 24 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie THÉROUX was born 2 October 1805, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 26 years old.

1806 Death of Child
Marie THÉROUX died 14 February 1806, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 26 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE was born 30 June 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 28 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Michel THÉROUX was born 24 April 1809, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Catherine THEROUX was born 8 October 1810, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 31 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THÉROUX was born 17 July 1812, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Angélique (Angele) THEROUX was born 25 January 1814, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 34 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Henriette THÉROUX was born 23 February 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Joseph THÉROUX was born 20 November 1816, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 37 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Olivier THÉROUX was born 4 May 1817, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 37 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Jeanne THÉROUX was born 25 March 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 40 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Moise THÉROUX was born 12 July 1821, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 42 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Pierre THÉROUX was born 6 May 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 43 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Elisabeth THÉROUX was born 13 December 1824, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 45 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE married 5 July 1825, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre BONENFANT

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Angelique THÉROUX was born 12 July 1826, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 47 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Marie THÉROUX was born 30 August 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Nicolas was 48 years old.

1828 Marriage of Child
Catherine THEROUX married 29 July 1828, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Benoni THEROUX

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Angélique (Angele) THEROUX married 21 August 1832, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis-Claude LACHAPELLE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Child
Angélique (Angele) THEROUX died 15 April 1846, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)

Nicolas was 66 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Death
6 December 1851
Saint-David, Canada East

He died at the age of 72.

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