Michel FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born

14 June 1715 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

4 July 1803 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Simon FRENET (FRENETTE)Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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Born: 14 June 1715 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Simon FRENET (FRENETTE)

Mother: Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) , Marie-Olive LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR , Marie MARCOTTE

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Michel married Madeleine GODIN 1 February 1740 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GODIN was born 5 November 1706 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Madeleine died 28 May 1788 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Alexis GODIN and Madeleine JACOB.

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) died 4 July 1803 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Madeleine GODIN
Marriage date: 1 February 1740
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Madeleine GODIN was the child of Alexis GODIN and Madeleine JACOB

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Michel FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born: 2 December 1740, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1792, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Josette DELISLE 8 August 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 November 1826, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques-Alexis DELISLE 27 January 1766 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1715
14 June 1715
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) and Madeleine GODIN 1 February 1740, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 2 December 1740, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Michel was 25 years old.

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

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FRENET (FRENETTE) married 27 January 1766, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques-Alexis DELISLE

1768 Marriage of Child
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) married 8 August 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada to Josette DELISLE

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)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine GODIN died 28 May 1788, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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

1792 Death of Child
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) died 28 August 1792, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Michel was 77 years old.

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

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

Death — 1803
4 July 1803
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 88.

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