Basile ROCHEREAU

Born

24 March 1723 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

4 December 1781 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROCHEREAU Jeanne-Elisabeth DERY

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Born: 24 March 1723 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROCHEREAU

Mother: Jeanne-Elisabeth DERY

Maternal grandparents: Maurice DERY (D'HERY) , Madeleine PHILIPPEAU

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Basile married Jeanne PARENT 21 August 1752 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne PARENT was born 19 July 1731 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Jeanne was the child of Simon-Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BEDARD.

Basile ROCHEREAU died 4 December 1781 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jeanne PARENT
Marriage date: 21 August 1752
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Jeanne PARENT was the child of Simon-Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BEDARD

Children of Basile ROCHEREAU and Jeanne PARENT

Josephte ROCHEREAU

Born: 23 March 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1841, Québec, Canada East

Married: Augustin BERTRAND 17 June 1794 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
24 March 1723
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Basile ROCHEREAU and Jeanne PARENT 21 August 1752, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Josephte ROCHEREAU was born 23 March 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Basile was 46 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.