Basile PLOUFFE

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9 November 1720 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

17 January 1800 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean PLOUFFE Marie CHAPACOU

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Born: 9 November 1720 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PLOUFFE

Mother: Marie CHAPACOU

Paternal grandparents: Jean PLOUFFE , Marie-Madeleine GUILLEBOEUF

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Joseph CHAPACOU , Marie POUTRE

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Basile married Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 10 January 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 6 January 1729 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Charlotte died abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Basile PLOUFFE died 17 January 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE
Marriage date: 10 January 1746
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Basile PLOUFFE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Madeleine PLOUFFE

Born: 29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Francois GRENIER 7 January 1772 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile PLOUFFE

Born: 17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1798, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique BERGERON 9 January 1775 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE

Born: 25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable-Madeleine DUPRÉ 9 October 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE

Born: 25 March 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1844, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Madeleine MAHEU 1 October 1798 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
9 November 1720
Verchères, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Basile PLOUFFE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 10 January 1746 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine PLOUFFE was born 29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Basile was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Basile PLOUFFE was born 17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 31 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE was born 25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 39 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE was born 25 March 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 43 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PLOUFFE married 7 January 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois GRENIER

1775 Marriage of Child
Basile PLOUFFE married 9 January 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angélique BERGERON

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE married 9 October 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Amable-Madeleine DUPRÉ

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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