Jacques BERTHIAUME

(b. 7 December 1710 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1789 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques BERTHIAUME was born 7 December 1710 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques BERTHIAUME was the child of Noel BERTHIAUME and Françoise GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BERTHIAUME and Catherine BONHOMME (maternal) Pierre GIRARD and Suzanne LAVOIE

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

Jacques married Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) 1 February 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) was born 3 August 1705 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Françoise died 26 May 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise was the child of Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLEE.

Jacques BERTHIAUME died 14 September 1789 in Contrecœur, 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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Jacques BERTHIAUME married

Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)-- Date: 1 February 1734 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLEE

Children of Jacques BERTHIAUME and Françoise CASSE (LACASSE):

Pierre BERTHIAUME (b.8 August 1735, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1812, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Agathe MAGEAU 18 January 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME (b.16 October 1738, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite JEAN dite GODON 20 October 1760 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME (b.26 July 1742, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1832, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique PELLETIER 20 February 1764 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1710 Birth
7 December 1710
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BERTHIAUME and Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) 1 February 1734 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre BERTHIAUME was born 8 August 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME was born 16 October 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME was born 26 July 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 31 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) died 26 May 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME married 20 October 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite JEAN dite GODON

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERTHIAUME married 18 January 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe MAGEAU

1764 Marriage of Child
Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME married 20 February 1764 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Angélique PELLETIER

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.