Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE

Born

29 September 1754 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1854 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Born: 29 September 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Parents of Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE

Father

Jacques DUFRESNE

Mother

Marie-Anne LEDUC

Grandparents of Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Charles LEDUC Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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

Jacques-Michel married Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 1 November 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was born 19 March 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Angélique-Geneviève died 9 May 1831 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Angélique-Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON.

Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE died 17 April 1854 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE

Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE married

Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD
Marriage date: 1 November 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON

Marriage notes:

alternate date of marriage - 11 January 1779

Children of Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE and Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

Angélique DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BENOIT 19 July 1802 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Hippolyte DUFRESNE

Born: 13 August 1784, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth LACROIX 29 July 1823 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Basile DUFRESNE

Born: 6 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 21 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve GAUTHIER 28 September 1812 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1754
29 September 1754
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE and Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 1 November 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Hippolyte DUFRESNE was born 13 August 1784, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel was 29 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Basile DUFRESNE was born 6 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel was 37 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Angélique DUFRESNE married 19 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Joseph BENOIT

1812 Marriage of Child
Basile DUFRESNE married 28 September 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Genevieve GAUTHIER

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte DUFRESNE married 29 July 1823 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Elisabeth LACROIX

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Child
Basile DUFRESNE died 21 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jacques-Michel was 76 years old.

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD died 9 May 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Death — 1854
17 April 1854
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
He died at the age of 99.

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