Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born

2 November 1728 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

4 December 1803 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE)

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Born: 2 November 1728 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE)

Father

Simon FRENET (FRENETTE)

Mother

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Jean-Bernard 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-Bernard married Elisabeth MARCOTTE 25 February 1754 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Elisabeth MARCOTTE was born 19 October 1734 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 21 April 1784 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET.

Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE) died 4 December 1803 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE)

Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Elisabeth MARCOTTE
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Elisabeth MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Marie-Marguerite FRENETTE

Born: 19 February 1755, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Bernardin FRENETTE

Born: 17 March 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie FRENETTE

Born: 10 September 1757, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1822, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse LEFEBVRE 12 November 1792 Place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Jean-Bernard FRENETTE

Born: 28 March 1759, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1812, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Jean-Francois FRENETTE

Born: 8 March 1761, Cap-Santé, Canada
Died: ,

Madeleine FRENETTE

Born: 6 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 February 1848, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Judith FRENETTE

Born: 18 February 1765, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1766,

Judith FRENETTE

Born: 16 November 1766, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 January 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Andre FRENETTE

Born: 12 July 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1837, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Simon FRENETTE

Born: 4 September 1770, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 August 1847, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Isabelle LANGLOIS 4 August 1801 Place: Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Louis FRENETTE

Born: 19 May 1772, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1772, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Elizabeth FRENETTE

Born: 1 June 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe FRENETTE

Born: 29 June 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 August 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel FRENETTE

Born: 12 July 1775, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 June 1806, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Augustin FRENETTE

Born: 1 October 1777, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1728
2 November 1728
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Bernard FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth MARCOTTE 25 February 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FRENETTE was born 19 February 1755, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Bernard was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Bernardin FRENETTE was born 17 March 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Bernard was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FRENETTE was born 10 September 1757, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Bernard FRENETTE was born 28 March 1759, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Bernard was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois FRENETTE was born 8 March 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Madeleine FRENETTE was born 6 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 34 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Judith FRENETTE was born 18 February 1765, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 36 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Judith FRENETTE was born 16 November 1766, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 38 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Andre FRENETTE was born 12 July 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 39 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Simon FRENETTE was born 4 September 1770, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 41 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis FRENETTE was born 19 May 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 43 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Elizabeth FRENETTE was born 1 June 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 44 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Judith FRENETTE died 10 January 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 45 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FRENETTE was born 29 June 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 45 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Elizabeth FRENETTE died 3 August 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 45 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Michel FRENETTE was born 12 July 1775, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 46 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Augustin FRENETTE was born 1 October 1777, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Bernard was 48 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth MARCOTTE died 21 April 1784, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FRENETTE married 12 November 1792, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada to Thérèse LEFEBVRE

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Simon FRENETTE married 4 August 1801 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada to Isabelle LANGLOIS

Death — 1803
4 December 1803
Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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