Françoise FRENETTE

(b. 3 December 1780 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 December 1871 , Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada )

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Françoise FRENETTE was born 3 December 1780 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise FRENETTE was the child of Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) and Josephte LAMOTHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) and Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE (maternal) François LAMOTHE and Josephte TESSIER

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

Françoise married Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN 14 January 1806 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN was born 27 February 1781 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Joseph died 20 February 1837 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph was the child of Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise GERMAIN.

Françoise FRENETTE died 24 December 1871 in Saint-Casimir, 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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Françoise FRENETTE married

Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN-- Date: 14 January 1806 Place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN was the child of Antoine JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise GERMAIN

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Children of Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN and Françoise FRENETTE:

Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN (b.18 June 1813, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 23 February 1875, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada)
m. Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 11 October 1842 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT (b.11 March 1816, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Uldoric ST-GERMAIN 21 July 1846 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Olivier BOISVERT (b.14 March 1822, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN 30 May 1843 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1780 Birth
3 December 1780
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1806 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FRENETTE and Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN 14 January 1806, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 25 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN was born 18 June 1813, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT was born 11 March 1816, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Françoise was 35 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Olivier BOISVERT was born 14 March 1822, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Françoise was 41 years old.

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BOISVERT dit JOBIN died 20 February 1837, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN married 11 October 1842, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Olivier BOISVERT married 30 May 1843, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT married 21 July 1846, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Uldoric ST-GERMAIN

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.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.