Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE

(b. 3 June 1743 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1808 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE was born 3 June 1743 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre-Benjamin 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):

Pierre-Benjamin married Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 20 January 1766 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was born 6 May 1745 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne-Therese died 23 April 1807 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne-Therese was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD.

Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE died 11 January 1808 in Chambly, 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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Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE married

Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE-- Date: 20 January 1766 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE was the child of Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie ALLARD

Children of Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE:

Charlotte DUFRESNE (b.21 February 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE 9 November 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 January 1803, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Joseph-Benjamin DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Judith DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 October 1817, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre HUET dit DULUDE 6 July 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1743 Birth
3 June 1743
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Benjamin DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne-Therese BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 20 January 1766 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte DUFRESNE was born 21 February 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre-Benjamin was 30 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
Charlotte DUFRESNE married 9 November 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Judith DUFRESNE married 6 July 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre HUET dit DULUDE