Etienne DUQUET

(b. 20 August 1747 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1799 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Etienne DUQUET was born 20 August 1747 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Etienne DUQUET was the child of Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Geneviève LISSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Geneviève HALAY (HALLÉ) (maternal) Jacques LISSE and Françoise CHORET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Marie GONTHIER 15 June 1767 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie GONTHIER was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 24 May 1828 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Pierre-Louis GONTHIER and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE).

Etienne DUQUET died 21 March 1799 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower 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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Etienne DUQUET married

Marie GONTHIER-- Date: 15 June 1767 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GONTHIER was the child of Pierre-Louis GONTHIER and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Etienne DUQUET and Marie GONTHIER:

Etienne DUQUET (b.1 October 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1849, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )

Marie DUQUET (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Gabriel DUQUET (b.24 March 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Alexandre DUQUET (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Catherine DUQUET (b.25 June 1791, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 29 December 1855, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )

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1747 Birth
20 August 1747
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DUQUET and Marie GONTHIER 15 June 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 19 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.