Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE

(b. 15 August 1747 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1816 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE was born 15 August 1747 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON (maternal) Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON

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Étienne-Louis married Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE 27 November 1769 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE was born 10 March 1746 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 27 February 1786 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Angélique-Françoise GENEST dite LABARRE.

Étienne-Louis married (2) Josephe SIMONEAU 19 February 1787 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe SIMONEAU was born 27 December 1765 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephe was the child of Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marguerite BOUCHER.

Étienne-Louis married (3) Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 26 November 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada . Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 23 March 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève died 5 April 1815 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU.

Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE died 27 August 1816 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE married

Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE-- Date: 27 November 1769 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Angélique-Françoise GENEST dite LABARRE

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Josephe SIMONEAU-- Date: 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephe SIMONEAU was the child of Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marguerite BOUCHER

Children of Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE and Josephe SIMONEAU:

Michel FRÉCHETTE (b.24 November 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1883, )

Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE married

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ-- Date: 26 November 1804 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

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1747 Birth
15 August 1747
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE 27 November 1769 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE died 27 February 1786 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1787 Marriage / Partner
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE and Josephe SIMONEAU 19 February 1787, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 39 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Michel FRÉCHETTE was born 24 November 1792, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne-Louis was 45 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 26 November 1804 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 57 years old.

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ died 5 April 1815, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1816 Death
27 August 1816
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.

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