Françoise BOURRET

(b. 26 September 1735 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise BOURRET was born 26 September 1735 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise BOURRET was the child of François BOURRÉ (BOURRET) dit LÉPINE and Marie BERGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BOURRÉ (BOURRET) and Anne PARADIS (maternal) Louis BERGEVIN and Marguerite TESSIER

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

Françoise married Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN 26 February 1753 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was born 29 March 1727 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste died 11 February 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Marguerite SIMON.

Françoise BOURRET died 12 December 1787 in Berthierville, 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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Françoise BOURRET married

Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN-- Date: 26 February 1753 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Marguerite SIMON

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Françoise BOURRET:

Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN (b.12 February 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1839, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne COUTU 21 November 1780 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1735 Birth
26 September 1735
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BOURRET and Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN 26 February 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 17 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was born 12 February 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Françoise was 19 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.

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
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN married 21 November 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne COUTU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)