Marguerite TETREAU

(b. 25 December 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1829 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite TETREAU was born 25 December 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marguerite TETREAU was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Madeleine-Marie PRECOURT dite VANASSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU (maternal) Sebastien VANASSE and Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Marguerite married Louis BERGEVIN 8 February 1773 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BERGEVIN was born 18 February 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louis was the child of Germain BERGEVIN and Madeleine ALLARD.

Marguerite TETREAU died 8 February 1829 in Yamaska, 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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Marguerite TETREAU married

Louis BERGEVIN-- Date: 8 February 1773 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis BERGEVIN was the child of Germain BERGEVIN and Madeleine ALLARD

Children of Louis BERGEVIN and Marguerite TETREAU:

Louis BERGEVIN (b.6 October 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine FORCIER 8 April 1799 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
m. Therese GUILBAULT 7 January 1807

Marie-Felicite LANGEVIN dite BERGEVIN (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 18 January 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN (b.9 November 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie GRENIER 26 February 1827 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1755 Birth
25 December 1755
Verchères, Canada, New France

1755
Name: Marguerite Tetro
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date: 26 Dec 1755
Baptism/ Christening Place: Saint-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères, Verchères, Quebec
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1755
Birthplace: Vercheres, Vercheres, Quebec
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Joseph Marie Tetro
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Marie Magdeleine Vanass
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00646-5
Syst Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1288561
Reference Number: p.57
Collection: Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959

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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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite TETREAU and Louis BERGEVIN 8 February 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis BERGEVIN was born 6 October 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN was born 9 November 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Louis BERGEVIN married 8 April 1799, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Catherine FORCIER

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite LANGEVIN dite BERGEVIN married 18 January 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

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

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

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN married 26 February 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie GRENIER