Basile DUQUET

(b. 26 March 1726 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1774 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Basile DUQUET was born 26 March 1726 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Basile DUQUET was the child of Étienne DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Françoise DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie RIVET

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

Basile married Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL 29 April 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL was born 20 July 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Suzanne died 12 October 1809 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Suzanne was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU).

Basile DUQUET died 16 August 1774 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Basile DUQUET

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Basile DUQUET married

Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL-- Date: 29 April 1754 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Suzanne-Francoise BORDEAU (BOURDEAU)

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Children of Basile DUQUET and Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL:

Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS (b.1 March 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève SON dite MARTIN 27 May 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul DUQUET (b.29 November 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine LONGTIN 9 June 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1726 Birth
26 March 1726
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Basile DUQUET and Marie-Suzanne SENÉCAL 29 April 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Pierre DUQUET dit DESROCHERS was born 1 March 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 29 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Paul DUQUET was born 29 November 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 41 years old.