Basile PLOUFFE

(b. 9 November 1720 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1800 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Basile PLOUFFE was born 9 November 1720 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Basile PLOUFFE was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PLOUFFE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEBOEUF (maternal) Jean-Joseph CHAPACOU and Marie POUTRE

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

Basile married Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 10 January 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 6 January 1729 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Charlotte died abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Basile PLOUFFE died 17 January 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 PLOUFFE married

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE-- Date: 10 January 1746 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Basile PLOUFFE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE:

Madeleine PLOUFFE (b.29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Francois GRENIER 7 January 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile PLOUFFE (b.17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1798, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique BERGERON 9 January 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE (b.25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Amable-Madeleine DUPRÉ 9 October 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE (b.25 March 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1844, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Madeleine MAHEU 1 October 1798 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
9 November 1720
Verchères, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Basile PLOUFFE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 10 January 1746 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine PLOUFFE was born 29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Basile was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Basile PLOUFFE was born 17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 31 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE was born 25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 39 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE was born 25 March 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile was 43 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PLOUFFE married 7 January 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois GRENIER

1775 Marriage of Child
Basile PLOUFFE married 9 January 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angélique BERGERON

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE married 9 October 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Amable-Madeleine DUPRÉ

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)