Basile
DUFRESNE
Born
26 January 1739
,
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died
29 July 1812
,
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Basile DUFRESNE
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Born: 26 January 1739 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE
Mother:
Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard DUFRESNE
, Marie-Renée MARSAN dite LAPIERRE
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques ARCHAMBAULT
, Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile married Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 22 February 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was born abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD.
Basile DUFRESNE died 29 July 1812 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada .
m. Bricault Marie-Catherine
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Basile DUFRESNE
Basile DUFRESNE married 
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE
Marriage date: 22 February 1762
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHEMarriage date: 22 February 1762
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD
Children of Basile DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE
Catherine DUFRESNEBorn: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Basile DUFRESNEBorn: 19 December 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Josephte PALARDY dite BENOITE 16 February 1784 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
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Birth — 173926 January 1739
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / PartnerBasile DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 22 February 1762 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
He was 23 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 ChildBasile DUFRESNE was born 19 December 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Basile was 25 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildBasile DUFRESNE married 16 February 1784, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Josephte PALARDY dite BENOITE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Death — 181229 July 1812
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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