Basile DUFRESNE

(b. 26 January 1739 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1812 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Basile DUFRESNE was born 26 January 1739 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Basile DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard DUFRESNE and Marie-Renée MARSAN dite LAPIERRE (maternal) Jacques ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

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

Basile married Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 22 February 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was born abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD.

Basile DUFRESNE died 29 July 1812 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Bricault Marie-Catherine

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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 DUFRESNE married

Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE-- Date: 22 February 1762 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*
Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD

Children of Basile DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE:

Catherine DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Basile DUFRESNE (b.19 December 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte PALARDY dite BENOITE 16 February 1784 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1739 Birth
26 January 1739
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Basile DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 22 February 1762 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 23 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
Basile DUFRESNE was born 19 December 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Basile was 25 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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Basile DUFRESNE married 16 February 1784, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Josephte PALARDY dite BENOITE

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)