Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE)

(b. 9 February 1732 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1815 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 9 February 1732 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) was the child of Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) and Catherine GIGNAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) and Marie-Olive LAVOIE (maternal) François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS

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

Pierre married Isabelle THIBODEAU 5 October 1761 in Deschambault, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabelle THIBODEAU was born abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Isabelle died 17 October 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Isabelle was the child of Olivier THIBODEAU and Elisabeth MELANSON.

Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) died 21 April 1815 in Deschambault, 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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Family and Children of Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE)

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Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) married

Isabelle THIBODEAU-- Date: 5 October 1761 Place: Deschambault, Canada
Isabelle THIBODEAU was the child of Olivier THIBODEAU and Elisabeth MELANSON

Children of Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) and Isabelle THIBODEAU:

Urbain FRENET (FRENETTE) (b.12 May 1781, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1870, Deschambault, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite FRENET (FRENETTE) 12 August 1805 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1732 Birth
9 February 1732
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FRENET (FRENETTE) and Isabelle THIBODEAU 5 October 1761, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He 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.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Urbain FRENET (FRENETTE) was born 12 May 1781, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 49 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Urbain FRENET (FRENETTE) married 12 August 1805 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marguerite FRENET (FRENETTE)