François
FRECHETTE
(b.
abt. 1656
,
St-Martin, Ile de Re, La Rochelle, France
d.
abt. 1728
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
)
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François FRECHETTE was born abt. 1656 in St-Martin, Ile de Re, La Rochelle, France
François FRECHETTE was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1680.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 18 January 1680 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 7 June 1665 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Anne died 20 July 1715 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Anne was the child of Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Suzanne JAROUSSEL.
François married (2) Suzanne METAYER 8 February 1717 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Suzanne METAYER was born abt. 1664 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Suzanne died 20 November 1742 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada .
François FRECHETTE died abt. 1728 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .
son of Etienne Frechet and Marie Bélin
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
Occupation
François FRECHETTE was a Charpentier de navires.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.
Source: tfcq.ca
18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber
François FRECHETTE was a Charpentier de navires.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.
Source: tfcq.ca
18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of François FRECHETTE
[Hide/Show]François FRECHETTE married 
Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)-- Date: 18 January 1680 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
See marriage record for François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)
Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Suzanne JAROUSSEL
"Anne, the god-daughter of Louis Lepage and of Marie Perrot, was baptized on 7 May 1667. She married Francois Frechette, a ship's carpenter and a militia captain, on 18 January 1680 at Sainte-Famille. He was the son of Etienne and of Marie Belin. Anne is the direct ancestress of Louis Frechette, our national poet. Francois and Anne had 9 children."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 164
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT):
François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) (b.10 June 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite BERGERON 6 May 1707 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Madeleine COCHU 17 January 1735 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Étienne FRECHETTE (b.19 September 1684, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1749, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Anne LAVERGNE 23 June 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre FRECHETTE (b.25 December 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
Marie-Anne FRECHETTE (b.5 September 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1755, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)
m. Simon HOUDE 23 November 1703 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Joseph BOUCHER 28 April 1716 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Pierre FRECHETTE (b.25 December 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
Simon FRECHETTE (b.13 January 1691, Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1708, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
Joseph FRECHETTE (b.12 November 1693, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1722, Contrecœur, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE (b.abt. 1695, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1763, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 16 August 1718 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE (b.29 July 1696, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François BOUCHER 7 August 1719 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-François DUPONT 15 January 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Agnes FRECHETTE (b.29 May 1701, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1734, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. Nicolas BERGERON 11 June 1725 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE (b.25 March 1703, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1735, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
m. René ROUSSEAU 18 July 1723 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Michel FRECHETTE (b.12 July 1705, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )
Marie-Marguerite FRECHETTE (b.abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
François FRECHETTE married Suzanne METAYER-- Date: 8 February 1717 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Children of François FRECHETTE and Suzanne METAYER:
Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)-- Date: 18 January 1680 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New FranceSee marriage record for François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Simon LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Suzanne JAROUSSEL
"Anne, the god-daughter of Louis Lepage and of Marie Perrot, was baptized on 7 May 1667. She married Francois Frechette, a ship's carpenter and a militia captain, on 18 January 1680 at Sainte-Famille. He was the son of Etienne and of Marie Belin. Anne is the direct ancestress of Louis Frechette, our national poet. Francois and Anne had 9 children."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 164
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT):
François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) (b.10 June 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada)m. Marguerite BERGERON 6 May 1707 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Madeleine COCHU 17 January 1735 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Étienne FRECHETTE (b.19 September 1684, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1749, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)m. Marie-Anne LAVERGNE 23 June 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre FRECHETTE (b.25 December 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , ) Marie-Anne FRECHETTE (b.5 September 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1755, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France)m. Simon HOUDE 23 November 1703 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Joseph BOUCHER 28 April 1716 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Pierre FRECHETTE (b.25 December 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , ) Simon FRECHETTE (b.13 January 1691, Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1708, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France ) Joseph FRECHETTE (b.12 November 1693, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1722, Contrecœur, Canada, New France ) Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE (b.abt. 1695, Québec, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1763, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 16 August 1718 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève FRECHETTE (b.29 July 1696, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Jean-François BOUCHER 7 August 1719 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-François DUPONT 15 January 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Agnes FRECHETTE (b.29 May 1701, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1734, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )m. Nicolas BERGERON 11 June 1725 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule FRECHETTE (b.25 March 1703, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1735, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )m. René ROUSSEAU 18 July 1723 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Michel FRECHETTE (b.12 July 1705, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France ) Marie-Marguerite FRECHETTE (b.abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )François FRECHETTE married
Suzanne METAYER-- Date: 8 February 1717 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France Children of François FRECHETTE and Suzanne METAYER:
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1677
'THE SECOND (FRESCHET WHO CAME TO NEW FRANCE) WAS OUR ANCESTOR FRANCOIS FRESCHET WHO ARRIVED IN 1677. HE WAS FROM SAINT-MARTIN DE RE, DIOCESE OF LA ROCHELLE, AUNIS. HIS FIRST WIFE WAS ANNE LEREAU HIS SECOND WAS SUZANNE METAYER. HE WAS A MILITIA CAPTAIN, SHIPS CARPENTER AND EXPLORER...FRANCOIS FRECHETTE, BORN ABOUT 1656, WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ILE DE RE, ABOUT 18 KILOMETERS FROM LA ROCHELLE, IN AUNIS, THE PRESENT DAY CHARENTE-MARITIME. HIS NATIVE TOWN OF SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RE, THE CAPITAL ONCE A POWERFUL MILITARY SITE, STILL WAS IN FRANCOIS TIME, A SEAPORT FOR LARGE SAILING SHIPS FROM THE NORTH COMING TO LOAD A CARGO OF SALT AND/ OR WINE, AND THE HOME PORT OF SCHOONERS LOADED WITH SPICES FROM THE ANTILLES.'
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME X, PAGES 109-110
'THE SECOND (FRESCHET WHO CAME TO NEW FRANCE) WAS OUR ANCESTOR FRANCOIS FRESCHET WHO ARRIVED IN 1677. HE WAS FROM SAINT-MARTIN DE RE, DIOCESE OF LA ROCHELLE, AUNIS. HIS FIRST WIFE WAS ANNE LEREAU HIS SECOND WAS SUZANNE METAYER. HE WAS A MILITIA CAPTAIN, SHIPS CARPENTER AND EXPLORER...FRANCOIS FRECHETTE, BORN ABOUT 1656, WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ILE DE RE, ABOUT 18 KILOMETERS FROM LA ROCHELLE, IN AUNIS, THE PRESENT DAY CHARENTE-MARITIME. HIS NATIVE TOWN OF SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RE, THE CAPITAL ONCE A POWERFUL MILITARY SITE, STILL WAS IN FRANCOIS TIME, A SEAPORT FOR LARGE SAILING SHIPS FROM THE NORTH COMING TO LOAD A CARGO OF SALT AND/ OR WINE, AND THE HOME PORT OF SCHOONERS LOADED WITH SPICES FROM THE ANTILLES.'
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME X, PAGES 109-110
1680 Marriage / PartnerFrançois FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 18 January 1680, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1680 Marriage. Sainte Famille, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1680 Marriage. Sainte Famille, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1682 Birth of ChildFrançois FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was born 10 June 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1684 Birth of ChildÉtienne FRECHETTE was born 19 September 1684, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1685 Birth of ChildPierre FRECHETTE was born 25 December 1685, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1686 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne FRECHETTE was born 5 September 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1688 Birth of ChildPierre FRECHETTE was born 25 December 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1691 Birth of ChildSimon FRECHETTE was born 13 January 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1693 Birth of ChildJoseph FRECHETTE was born 12 November 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1696
'THE FRECHETTES LIVED AT QUEBEC UNTIL 6 JANUARY 1696, THE DAY ON WHICH THEY GAVE TWO SONS TO THE SEMINARY OF QUEBEC. DURING THE NEXT SUMMER, MADAME FRECHETTE AND THE CHILDREN WENT TO SAINT-NICOLAS TO THE COUTARD HOME WHERE SUZANNE JAROUSSEL WAS GETTING ALONG IN YEARS. WE KNOW FROM THE RECORDS OF THE SOVEREIGN COUNCIL THAT THIS MOTHER OF ANNE LEREAU DIED BEFORE JULY 1700... AS FOR FRANCOIS, HE COULD HAVE CONTINUED TO LIVE AT QUEBEC IN ORDER TO EARN A LIVING FOR HIS FAMILY...FINALLY, THE FRECHETTE FAMILY IS FOUND REUNITED AT SAINT-NICOLAS IN THE SEIGNEURIE OF LAUZON, ACCORDING TO AN ACT NOTARIZED ON 6 OCTOBER 1703'
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME X, PAGE 113
'THE FRECHETTES LIVED AT QUEBEC UNTIL 6 JANUARY 1696, THE DAY ON WHICH THEY GAVE TWO SONS TO THE SEMINARY OF QUEBEC. DURING THE NEXT SUMMER, MADAME FRECHETTE AND THE CHILDREN WENT TO SAINT-NICOLAS TO THE COUTARD HOME WHERE SUZANNE JAROUSSEL WAS GETTING ALONG IN YEARS. WE KNOW FROM THE RECORDS OF THE SOVEREIGN COUNCIL THAT THIS MOTHER OF ANNE LEREAU DIED BEFORE JULY 1700... AS FOR FRANCOIS, HE COULD HAVE CONTINUED TO LIVE AT QUEBEC IN ORDER TO EARN A LIVING FOR HIS FAMILY...FINALLY, THE FRECHETTE FAMILY IS FOUND REUNITED AT SAINT-NICOLAS IN THE SEIGNEURIE OF LAUZON, ACCORDING TO AN ACT NOTARIZED ON 6 OCTOBER 1703'
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME X, PAGE 113
1696 Birth of ChildMarie-Geneviève FRECHETTE was born 29 July 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1701 Birth of ChildElisabeth-Agnes FRECHETTE was born 29 May 1701, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1703 Birth of ChildMarie-Ursule FRECHETTE was born 25 March 1703, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1703 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FRECHETTE married 23 November 1703, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Simon HOUDE
1705 Birth of ChildMichel FRECHETTE was born 12 July 1705, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1707 Marriage of ChildFrançois FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) married 6 May 1707, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BERGERON
1708 Death of ChildSimon FRECHETTE died 18 April 1708, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1710 Marriage of ChildÉtienne FRECHETTE married 23 June 1710, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne LAVERGNE
1715 Death of ChildMichel FRECHETTE died 19 July 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1715 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 20 July 1715, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1716 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne FRECHETTE married 28 April 1716 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOUCHER
1717 Marriage / PartnerFrançois FRECHETTE and Suzanne METAYER 8 February 1717, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
1718 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE married 16 August 1718, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU
1719 Marriage of ChildMarie-Geneviève FRECHETTE married 7 August 1719, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Jean-François BOUCHER
1722 Death of ChildJoseph FRECHETTE died 22 May 1722, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1723 Marriage of ChildMarie-Ursule FRECHETTE married 18 July 1723 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to René ROUSSEAU
1725 Marriage of ChildElisabeth-Agnes FRECHETTE married 11 June 1725, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Nicolas BERGERON
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