Michel VERRET

Born

18 May 1750 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 December 1814 , Marie, Becancour, Quebec, Canada

Michel married Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) 26 October 1772 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) was born 1 August 1754 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Marie-Amable died 14 August 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Amable was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE .

Parents & Family of Michel VERRET

Parents of Michel VERRET

Father

Jean-Charles VERRET

Mother

Marguerite TESSIER

Grandparents of Michel VERRET

Paternal grandparents

Pierre VERRET Marie-Madeleine BOUNILOT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre TESSIER Marie-Anne VIVIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel VERRET

Michel VERRET married

Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)
Marriage date: 26 October 1772
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE

Children of Michel VERRET and Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON

Born: 14 January 1776, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis CROTEAU dit VINCENT 11 June 1798 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François VERRET

Born: 23 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 April 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Angélique MAILLOT 4 November 1816 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1750
18 May 1750
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Michel VERRET and Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) 26 October 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 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
Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON was born 14 January 1776, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel was 25 years old.

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)

1795 Birth of Child
François VERRET was born 23 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Michel was 45 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève VERRET dite CARON married 11 June 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Louis CROTEAU dit VINCENT

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