Antoine FRECHETTE

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abt. 1785 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

7 February 1856 , Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East

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Francois FRECHET Pelagie CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND

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Born: abt. 1785 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Francois FRECHET

Mother: Pelagie CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND

Paternal grandparents: François FRECHETTE , Marie-Charlotte HAMEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND , Madeleine MORISSEAU

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

Antoine married Felicite CHAREST 3 September 1804 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Felicite CHAREST was born 19 April 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Felicite died 11 March 1865 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand). Felicite was the child of Charles CHAREST (CHORET) and Marie SAVOIE.

Antoine FRECHETTE died 7 February 1856 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East .
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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.

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Felicite CHAREST
Marriage date: 3 September 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Felicite CHAREST was the child of Charles CHAREST (CHORET) and Marie SAVOIE

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Children of Antoine FRECHETTE and Felicite CHAREST

Ursule FRECHETTE

Born: 20 August 1807, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 12 January 1876, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

Born: 25 April 1809, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 11 May 1883, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Aurelie FRECHETTE

Born: 14 May 1812, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gervais LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE 9 January 1832 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

Zephirin FRECHETTE

Born: 23 September 1812, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 3 September 1911,

Judith-Julie FRECHETTE

Born: 10 September 1815, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1886, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Felicite FRECHETTE

Born: 15 May 1817, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 15 September 1907, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Mathilde FRECHETTE

Born: 5 August 1819, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 26 April 1895, Beloeil, Québec, Canada

Sophie FRECHETTE

Born: abt. 1823, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine FRECHETTE

Born: abt. 1831, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FRECHETTE and Felicite CHAREST 3 September 1804, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

1807 Birth of Child
Ursule FRECHETTE was born 20 August 1807, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

1809 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FRECHETTE was born 25 April 1809, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1812 Birth of Child
Aurelie FRECHETTE was born 14 May 1812, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

1812 Birth of Child
Zephirin FRECHETTE was born 23 September 1812, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

1815 Birth of Child
Judith-Julie FRECHETTE was born 10 September 1815, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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

1817 Birth of Child
Felicite FRECHETTE was born 15 May 1817, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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

1819 Birth of Child
Mathilde FRECHETTE was born 5 August 1819, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Aurelie FRECHETTE married 9 January 1832, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand) to Gervais LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE

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)

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.