Étienne FRECHETTE

Born

3 October 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 June 1785 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Étienne FRECHETTE

Parents

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Grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 3 October 1714 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Étienne FRECHETTE

Father

François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET)

Mother

Marguerite BERGERON

Grandparents of Étienne FRECHETTE

Paternal grandparents

François FRECHETTE Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Andre BERGERON Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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

Étienne married Marie-Anne DUPERE 22 April 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne DUPERE was born 17 September 1718 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 3 May 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Étienne FRECHETTE died 8 June 1785 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Étienne FRECHETTE

Étienne FRECHETTE married

Marie-Anne DUPERE
Marriage date: 22 April 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne DUPERE was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE

Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE

Born: 1 May 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE

Born: 12 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne HUOT dit ST-LAURENT 18 May 1761 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada

Noel FRECHETTE

Born: 17 November 1746, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1747, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE

Born: 15 August 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1816, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE 27 November 1769 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephe SIMONEAU 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 26 November 1804 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE

Born: 11 February 1749 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1787, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre DEMERS 23 January 1769 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE

Born: 2 August 1750, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: François DEMERS 23 January 1775 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre FRECHETTE

Born: 2 February 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1816 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

François FRECHETTE

Born: 30 July 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 May 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louis FRECHETTE

Born: 26 March 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1824, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thecle DUBOIS 23 January 1775 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine FRECHETTE

Born: 3 November 1756 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1817, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe FORTIER 25 January 1779 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

François FRECHETTE

Born: 21 September 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles FRECHETTE

Born: 4 April 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
Died: 15 December 1828, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Josette BOUCHER 11 October 1784 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1714
3 October 1714
Québec, Canada, New France

1714 Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE 22 April 1743, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

Étienne FRECHETTE - 1743 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

1743 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1744 Birth of Child
Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE was born 1 May 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 29 years old.

1745 Death of Child
Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE died 6 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE was born 12 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Noel FRECHETTE was born 17 November 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Noel FRECHETTE died 25 July 1747, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE was born 15 August 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 32 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE was born 11 February 1749 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 34 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE was born 2 August 1750, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre FRECHETTE was born 2 February 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François FRECHETTE was born 30 July 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 38 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Louis FRECHETTE was born 26 March 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 40 years old.

1755 Death of Child
François FRECHETTE died 25 May 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Antoine FRECHETTE was born 3 November 1756 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 42 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
François FRECHETTE was born 21 September 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Étienne was 44 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charles FRECHETTE was born 4 April 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 46 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE married 18 May 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada to Etienne HUOT dit ST-LAURENT

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE married 23 January 1769, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre DEMERS

1769 Marriage of Child
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE married 27 November 1769 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis FRECHETTE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Thecle DUBOIS

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to François DEMERS

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.