Louis FRECHETTE

(b. 26 March 1755 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1824 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )

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Louis FRECHETTE was born 26 March 1755 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Louis FRECHETTE 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

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

Louis married Marie-Thecle DUBOIS 23 January 1775 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Thecle DUBOIS was born 29 August 1752 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thecle died 11 January 1830 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Marie-Thecle was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise HOUDE.

Louis FRECHETTE died 5 January 1824 in Saint-Luc, 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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Louis FRECHETTE married

Marie-Thecle DUBOIS-- Date: 23 January 1775 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Thecle DUBOIS was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Children of Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Thecle DUBOIS:

Marie-Thecle FRÉCHETTE (b.24 November 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1834, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste SIMONEAU 4 August 1795 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE 26 November 1822 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne FRECHETTE (b.9 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

Josephte FRÉCHETTE (b.20 May 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1848, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )

Rosalie FRÉCHETTE (b.29 March 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 March 1844, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. François-Xavier BERGERON 13 November 1798 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Louis FRECHETTE 3 October 1809 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Louis-Hillaire FRECHETTE (b.9 September 1782, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE (b.24 June 1784, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 October 1829, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph DEMERS 3 October 1803 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Joseph FRECHETTE (b.2 April 1786, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1869, St Pierre, Manitoba, Canada )
m. Marie RICHARD 10 October 1814 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
m. Sophie NOLIN 14 February 1825 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Marie-Anne FRECHETTE (b.14 March 1788, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE (b.17 September 1790, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1826, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 04 February 1811 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1755 Birth
26 March 1755
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Baptism

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

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 Marriage / Partner
Louis FRECHETTE and Marie-Thecle DUBOIS 23 January 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

Louis FRECHETTE - 1775 Marriage. Saint Nicolas Levis, Quebec

1775 Marriage. Saint Nicolas Levis, Quebec

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle FRÉCHETTE was born 24 November 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 20 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FRECHETTE was born 9 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 22 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Josephte FRÉCHETTE was born 20 May 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 23 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Rosalie FRÉCHETTE was born 29 March 1780, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 25 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Louis-Hillaire FRECHETTE was born 9 September 1782, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE was born 24 June 1784, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 29 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph FRECHETTE was born 2 April 1786, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FRECHETTE was born 14 March 1788, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 32 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE was born 17 September 1790, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 35 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle FRÉCHETTE married 4 August 1795, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste SIMONEAU

1798 Marriage of Child
Rosalie FRÉCHETTE married 13 November 1798, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier BERGERON

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle FRECHETTE married 3 October 1803, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Joseph DEMERS

1809 Marriage of Child
Rosalie FRÉCHETTE married 3 October 1809, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Louis FRECHETTE

1811 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine FRÉCHETTE married 04 February 1811 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

1814 Marriage of Child
Joseph FRECHETTE married 10 October 1814, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marie RICHARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle FRÉCHETTE married 26 November 1822, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE