Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Born

24 February 1731 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

9 February 1808 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Francoise married Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE 7 April 1750 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE was born 4 December 1723 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 9 May 1810 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET .

Parents & Family of Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Parents of Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Father

Simon FRENET (FRENETTE)

Mother

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Paternal grandparents

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) Marie-Olive LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR Marie MARCOTTE

m. Marcotte Jean-Baptiste

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE
Marriage date: 7 April 1750
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE was the child of Jean-François MARCOTTE and Geneviève MORISSET

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE)

Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE

Born: 21 June 1751, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1846, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe MORISSET 8 August 1774 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francoise's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1731
24 February 1731
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Francoise FRENET (FRENETTE) and Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE 7 April 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 19 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE was born 21 June 1751, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Francoise was 20 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE married 8 August 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe MORISSET

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.