Michel FRENET (FRENETTE)

(b. 2 December 1740 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1792 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 2 December 1740 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) was the child of Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) and Madeleine GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon FRENET (FRENETTE) and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE (maternal) Alexis GODIN and Madeleine JACOB

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

Michel married Josette DELISLE 8 August 1768 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette DELISLE was born 11 March 1745 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Josette died 20 January 1824 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Josette was the child of Alexis DELISLE and Elisabeth GIGNAC.

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) died 28 August 1792 in Cap-Santé, 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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Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Josette DELISLE-- Date: 8 August 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette DELISLE was the child of Alexis DELISLE and Elisabeth GIGNAC

Children of Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) and Josette DELISLE:

Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) (b.28 December 1769, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1852, Cap-Santé, Canada East )
m. Angélique RICHARD 18 February 1790 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1740 Birth
2 December 1740
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) and Josette DELISLE 8 August 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 28 December 1769, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Michel was 29 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) married 18 February 1790, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Angélique RICHARD

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