Jacques DUFRESNE

Born

7 August 1719 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

2 October 1785 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

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Born: 7 August 1719 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE

Mother: Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard DUFRESNE , Marie-Renée MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ARCHAMBAULT , Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

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

Jacques married Marie-Anne LEDUC 29 September 1749 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne LEDUC was born 29 November 1727 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Anne died 6 December 1772 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS.

Jacques DUFRESNE died 2 October 1785 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of 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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Spouse & Children of Jacques DUFRESNE

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Jacques DUFRESNE married

Marie-Anne LEDUC
Marriage date: 29 September 1749
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Children of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC

Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

Born: 13 August 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charlotte DUFRESNE

Born: 7 October 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1816 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Charles RENAUD (RAYNAUD) 23 November 1767 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

Born: 18 February 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francois DECELLES 24 June 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GUYON 26 January 1795 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE

Born: 29 September 1754, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1854, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 1 November 1779 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Luce DUFRESNE

Born: 16 February 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1841, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Pierre CASAVANT 17 October 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Andre LANGEVIN 13 July 1789 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE

Born: 8 September 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1851, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD 19 February 1781 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Judith DUFRESNE

Born: 21 November 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE

Born: 28 February 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 7 January 1818, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GRIGNON 11 November 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Judith DUFRESNE

Born: 19 March 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Basile DUFRESNE

Born: 28 May 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite CASAVANT 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite DUFRESNE

Born: 23 September 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1839, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 15 October 1787 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1719
7 August 1719
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC 29 September 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was born 13 August 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 31 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Charlotte DUFRESNE was born 7 October 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE was born 18 February 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 33 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE was born 29 September 1754, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce DUFRESNE was born 16 February 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 36 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE was born 8 September 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 39 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Judith DUFRESNE was born 21 November 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 41 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE was born 28 February 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 42 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Judith DUFRESNE was born 19 March 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 44 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Basile DUFRESNE was born 28 May 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 46 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DUFRESNE married 23 November 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles RENAUD (RAYNAUD)

1770 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUFRESNE was born 23 September 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 51 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUFRESNE married 24 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Francois DECELLES

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LEDUC died 6 December 1772, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce DUFRESNE married 17 October 1774 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre CASAVANT

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE married 1 November 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUFRESNE married 19 February 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Michel BLANCHARD dit RENAUD

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE married 11 November 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise GRIGNON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
2 October 1785
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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