Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born

12 September 1720 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

20 March 1802 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)

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Born: 12 September 1720 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)

Father

Simon FRENET (FRENETTE)

Mother

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)

Paternal grandparents

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) Marie-Olive LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR Marie MARCOTTE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE 15 November 1745 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE was born 9 February 1719 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 8 March 1807 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET.

Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) died 20 March 1802 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE)

Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE
Marriage date: 15 November 1745
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET

Children of Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) and Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE

Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born: 21 February 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LAMOTHE 22 July 1776 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 — 1720
12 September 1720
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FRENET (FRENETTE) and Marie-Josephe MARCOTTE 15 November 1745, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 21 February 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.

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.