Basile CHAPUT

(b. 21 February 1732 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1808 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Basile CHAPUT was born 21 February 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Basile CHAPUT was the child of Charles CHAPUT and Marie-Josephte LEMAY dite DELORME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Mathurin CHAPUT and Angélique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE (maternal) Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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

Basile married Marie-Josette GIRARD 26 February 1759 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josette GIRARD was born 2 May 1739 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josette died 8 August 1814 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josette was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL.

Basile CHAPUT died 5 December 1808 in Varennes, 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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Basile CHAPUT married

Marie-Josette GIRARD-- Date: 26 February 1759 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Josette GIRARD was the child of Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL

Children of Basile CHAPUT and Marie-Josette GIRARD:

Marie-Josephe CHAPUT (b.4 January 1760, Varennes, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph BEAUDRY 4 April 1796 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph CHAPUT (b.29 January 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise PROVOST 19 November 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles CHAPUT (b.17 December 1773, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1835, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Thecle MESSIER 8 January 1798 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1732 Birth
21 February 1732
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Basile CHAPUT and Marie-Josette GIRARD 26 February 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHAPUT was born 4 January 1760, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Basile was 27 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAPUT was born 29 January 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Basile was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charles CHAPUT was born 17 December 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Basile was 41 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.