François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

(b. 24 August 1692 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1774 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) was born 24 August 1692 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) was the child of Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Jeanne BITOUSET (BITOUZET) (maternal) Jean-François BELANGER and Marie CLOUTIER

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

François married Dorothee LESSARD 20 June 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Dorothee LESSARD was born 12 May 1700 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Dorothee died 10 December 1785 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB.

François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) died 16 April 1774 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

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François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) married

Dorothee LESSARD-- Date: 20 June 1724 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Dorothee LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB

Children of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD:

Jean BARRETTE (b.15 February 1732, Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1796, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Josephe-Louise ASSELIN 18 January 1762 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Geneviève BARRETTE (b.2 June 1735, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles DESNOYERS 25 October 1751 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BARRETTE (b.2 March 1739, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Maurice PAQUET 13 October 1760 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1692 Birth
24 August 1692
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD 20 June 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 31 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean BARRETTE was born 15 February 1732, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 39 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Geneviève BARRETTE was born 2 June 1735, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 42 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BARRETTE was born 2 March 1739, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 46 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BARRETTE married 25 October 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Charles DESNOYERS

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BARRETTE married 13 October 1760, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Maurice PAQUET

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean BARRETTE married 18 January 1762, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Josephe-Louise ASSELIN

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.