Charles FRECHETTE

Born

4 April 1761 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada

Died

15 December 1828 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Étienne FRECHETTE Marie-Anne DUPERE

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Born: 4 April 1761 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada

Father: Étienne FRECHETTE

Mother: Marie-Anne DUPERE

Paternal grandparents: François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) , Marguerite BERGERON

Maternal grandparents: Louis DUPERE , Marie-Anne GAGNON

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

Charles married Josette BOUCHER 11 October 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josette BOUCHER was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josette was the child of Joseph-Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Louise-Françoise BOURASSA.

Charles FRECHETTE died 15 December 1828 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Charles FRECHETTE married

Josette BOUCHER
Marriage date: 11 October 1784
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette BOUCHER was the child of Joseph-Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Louise-Françoise BOURASSA

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St-Joseph-de-Chambly

Children of Charles FRECHETTE and Josette BOUCHER

Louis FRECHETTE

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rosalie FRÉCHETTE 3 October 1809 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Charles FRECHETTE

Born: 11 August 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 March 1860, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Birth — 1761
4 April 1761
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Charles FRECHETTE and Josette BOUCHER 11 October 1784 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Charles FRECHETTE was born 11 August 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles was 24 years old.

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Louis FRECHETTE married 3 October 1809, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Rosalie FRÉCHETTE

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

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)