Joseph FRECHETTE

(b. 29 May 1719 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1802 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Joseph FRECHETTE was born 29 May 1719 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 7 January 1742 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) was born 3 May 1721 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died 20 December 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Louise was the child of Michel MARIÉ (LEMARIÉ) and Marie-Madeleine PILOTE.

Joseph FRECHETTE died 12 April 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Joseph FRECHETTE married

Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ)-- Date: 7 January 1742 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) was the child of Michel MARIÉ (LEMARIÉ) and Marie-Madeleine PILOTE

Children of Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ):

Joseph-Marie FRECHET (b.15 November 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Therese CROTEAU 11 January 1767 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER 9 January 1775 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Charles FRECHET (b.3 August 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph FRECHET (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise FRECHET (b.22 November 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 6 August 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) (b.14 September 1752, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François-Xavier CHARPENTIER 10 February 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1719 Birth
29 May 1719
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FRECHETTE and Marie-Louise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 7 January 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FRECHET was born 15 November 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 23 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles FRECHET was born 3 August 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 25 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FRECHET was born 22 November 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was born 14 September 1752, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FRECHET married 11 January 1767 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese CROTEAU

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FRECHET married 6 August 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) married 10 February 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier CHARPENTIER

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie FRECHET married 9 January 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER

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.