Basile BARRETTE

(b. abt. 1755 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 November 1812 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Basile BARRETTE was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada

Basile BARRETTE was the child of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER (maternal) Julien FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY

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

Basile married Marguerite SIMARD 5 November 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite SIMARD was born 2 September 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 22 August 1852 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marguerite was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ.

Basile BARRETTE died 13 November 1812 in La Malbaie, 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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Basile BARRETTE married

Marguerite SIMARD-- Date: 5 November 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ

Children of Basile BARRETTE and Marguerite SIMARD:

Monique BARRETTE (b.31 December 1783, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 December 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Charles DUFOUR 8 January 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Catherine BARRETTE (b.16 January 1786, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1843, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Jacques BOUCHARD 8 November 1808 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite BARRETTE (b.8 January 1788, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 January 1877, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GAGNE 22 January 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ursule BARRETTE (b.11 February 1790, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE 8 November 1808 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Therese BARRETTE (b.12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 6 December 1876, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Honore SAVARD 10 November 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile BARRETTE (b.12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 16 January 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 31 August 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine BARRETTE (b.27 November 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 21 October 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Charles FORGUES 31 August 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Basile BARRETTE and Marguerite SIMARD 5 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1783 Birth of Child
Monique BARRETTE was born 31 December 1783, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Catherine BARRETTE was born 16 January 1786, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1788 Birth of Child
Marguerite BARRETTE was born 8 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1790 Birth of Child
Ursule BARRETTE was born 11 February 1790, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Basile BARRETTE was born 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1796 Birth of Child
Therese BARRETTE was born 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1798 Birth of Child
Madeleine BARRETTE was born 27 November 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Catherine BARRETTE married 8 November 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jacques BOUCHARD

1808 Marriage of Child
Ursule BARRETTE married 8 November 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE

1811 Marriage of Child
Monique BARRETTE married 8 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Charles DUFOUR

1811 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BARRETTE married 22 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Pierre GAGNE