Denis FRECHETTE

(b. 8 September 1732 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1796 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Denis FRECHETTE was born 8 September 1732 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Denis FRECHETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT) (maternal) Jacques ROUSSEAU and Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

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Denis married Marie-Josephte GINGRAS 12 January 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GINGRAS was born 12 August 1741 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre-Charles GINGRAS and Charlotte BERGERON.

Denis married (2) Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 19 February 1770 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angelique died 16 February 1815 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Angelique was the child of Nicolas DUBOIS and Marie-Thérèse CHATEL.

Denis FRECHETTE died 11 February 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Denis FRECHETTE married

Marie-Josephte GINGRAS-- Date: 12 January 1761 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada
Marie-Josephte GINGRAS was the child of Pierre-Charles GINGRAS and Charlotte BERGERON

Children of Denis FRECHETTE and Marie-Josephte GINGRAS:

Josephte FRECHETTE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis DUPERE 24 October 1785 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Denis FRECHETTE married

Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 19 February 1770 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was the child of Nicolas DUBOIS and Marie-Thérèse CHATEL

Children of Denis FRECHETTE and Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE:

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1732 Birth
8 September 1732
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Denis FRECHETTE and Marie-Josephte GINGRAS 12 January 1761, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Denis FRECHETTE and Angelique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 19 February 1770, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

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.