Étienne FRECHETTE

(b. 3 October 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1785 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Étienne FRECHETTE was born 3 October 1714 in Québec, Canada, New France

Étienne FRECHETTE was the child of François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) and Marguerite BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) (maternal) Andre BERGERON and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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

Étienne married Marie-Anne DUPERE 22 April 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne DUPERE was born 17 September 1718 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 3 May 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Étienne FRECHETTE died 8 June 1785 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Étienne FRECHETTE was a Capitaine de milice.

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 Étienne FRECHETTE

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Étienne FRECHETTE married

Marie-Anne DUPERE-- Date: 22 April 1743 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne DUPERE was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON

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Children of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE:

Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE (b.1 May 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE (b.12 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne HUOT dit ST-LAURENT 18 May 1761 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Noel FRECHETTE (b.17 November 1746, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1747, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE (b.15 August 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1816, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE 27 November 1769 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
m. Josephe SIMONEAU 19 February 1787 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ 26 November 1804 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE (b.11 February 1749 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1787, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre DEMERS 23 January 1769 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE (b.2 August 1750, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1834, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. François DEMERS 23 January 1775 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Pierre FRECHETTE (b.2 February 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1816 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

François FRECHETTE (b.30 July 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France )

Louis FRECHETTE (b.26 March 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1824, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Thecle DUBOIS 23 January 1775 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Antoine FRECHETTE (b.3 November 1756 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1817, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe FORTIER 25 January 1779 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

François FRECHETTE (b.21 September 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles FRECHETTE (b.4 April 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada d. 15 December 1828, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Josette BOUCHER 11 October 1784 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1714 Birth
3 October 1714
Québec, Canada, New France

1714 Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne DUPERE 22 April 1743, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

Étienne FRECHETTE - 1743 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

1743 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada

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

1744 Birth of Child
Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE was born 1 May 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 29 years old.

1745 Death of Child
Étienne-Thomas FRÉCHETTE died 6 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE was born 12 November 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Noel FRECHETTE was born 17 November 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Noel FRECHETTE died 25 July 1747, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE was born 15 August 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 32 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE was born 11 February 1749 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 34 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE was born 2 August 1750, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Pierre FRECHETTE was born 2 February 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François FRECHETTE was born 30 July 1753, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 38 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Louis FRECHETTE was born 26 March 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 40 years old.

1755 Death of Child
François FRECHETTE died 25 May 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Antoine FRECHETTE was born 3 November 1756 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 42 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
François FRECHETTE was born 21 September 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Étienne was 44 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charles FRECHETTE was born 4 April 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 46 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE married 18 May 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Etienne HUOT dit ST-LAURENT

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 of Child
Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE married 23 January 1769, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Pierre DEMERS

1769 Marriage of Child
Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE married 27 November 1769 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte AYOTTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis FRECHETTE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Thecle DUBOIS

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to François DEMERS

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.

1776
Paroisse - St Nicolas
Capitaines - Etienne Frichette
Hommes mariées - 93
Garçons - 20
Total - 113
Captains of militia of the district of Quebec during the invasion of 1776
Quebec During the American Invasion, 1775-1776: The Journal of Francois Baby, Gabriel Taschereau, and Jenkin Williams

1777 Death of Child
Marie-Anne FRÉCHETTE died 30 April 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 62 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Antoine FRECHETTE married 25 January 1779, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe FORTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Charles FRECHETTE married 11 October 1784 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Josette BOUCHER