flag male ancestor  Jacques-Michel  DUFRESNE

  (b. 29 September 1754 Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France   d. 17 April 1854 Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )  

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Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE was born 29 September 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE   and   Marie-Anne LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT (maternal)  Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Jacques-Michel  married  Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 1 November 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD  was born 19 March 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Angélique-Geneviève died 9 May 1831 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Angélique-Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Angélique-Geneviève GUYON.

Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE died 17 April 1854 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1754 Birth
29 September 1754
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Michel DUFRESNE and Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD 1 November 1779, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Hippolyte DUFRESNE was born 13 August 1784, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Basile DUFRESNE was born 6 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Michel was 37 years old.
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Angélique DUFRESNE married 19 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph BENOIT
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Basile DUFRESNE married 28 September 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Genevieve GAUTHIER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte DUFRESNE married 29 July 1823 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Elisabeth LACROIX
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Death of Child
Basile DUFRESNE died 21 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jacques-Michel was 76 years old.
1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Geneviève BLANCHARD dite RENAUD died 9 May 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1854 Death
17 April 1854
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

He died at the age of 99.
Added: 8/22/2015 3:19:49 PM - Updated: 11/6/2021 11:56:37 AM

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