Charles VERRET

Born

17 July 1726 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1792 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles VERRET

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Born: 17 July 1726 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles VERRET

Father

Jacques VERRET

Mother

Marie-Perrine DEGUISE dite FLAMAND

Grandparents of Charles VERRET

Paternal grandparents

Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE Marie GALARNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume DEGUISE dit FLAMAND Marie-Anne MORIN

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

Charles married Françoise MASSÉ 24 April 1762 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise MASSÉ was born 2 December 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France . Françoise died 15 April 1800 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of Antoine MASSÉ and Marie-Jeanne CHORET.

Charles VERRET died 28 May 1792 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada .

m. Masse Francoise

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles VERRET

Charles VERRET married

Françoise MASSÉ
Marriage date: 24 April 1762
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Françoise MASSÉ was the child of Antoine MASSÉ and Marie-Jeanne CHORET

Children of Charles VERRET and Françoise MASSÉ

Josephe VERRET

Born: 29 January 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1840 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Louis SAVARD 16 February 1784 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1726
17 July 1726
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Charles VERRET and Françoise MASSÉ 24 April 1762, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 35 years old.

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
Josephe VERRET was born 29 January 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 42 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.