Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE

Born

15 June 1727 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1784 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

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Born: 15 June 1727 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE

Mother: Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: François FRECHETTE , Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ROUSSEAU , Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne MARTINEAU 24 November 1755 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MARTINEAU was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 26 December 1818 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph MARTINEAU dit LORMIÈRE and Marie-Anne BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS.

Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE died 28 March 1784 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE married

Marie-Anne MARTINEAU
Marriage date: 24 November 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MARTINEAU was the child of Joseph MARTINEAU dit LORMIÈRE and Marie-Anne BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS

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François-Xavier FRECHETTE

Born: 3 January 1767, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DEMERS 16 July 1792 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
15 June 1727
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Anne MARTINEAU 24 November 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.

1767 Birth of Child
François-Xavier FRECHETTE was born 3 January 1767, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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.