Pierre BRISSETTE

Born

25 June 1733 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1814 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE)Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR

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Born: 25 June 1733 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Mother: Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jean BRISSET , Geneviève TRUT

Maternal grandparents: Jean DELAGE dit LAVIGUEUR , Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

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Pierre married Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE) 19 February 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE) was born 1 February 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jeanne-Francoise died 6 September 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jeanne-Francoise was the child of Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) and Françoise ALLARD.

Pierre BRISSETTE died 7 November 1814 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 BRISSETTE married

Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE)
Marriage date: 19 February 1759
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE) was the child of Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) and Françoise ALLARD

Children of Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE)

Marie-Louise BRISSETTE

Born: 21 December 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1833, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada

Married: Charles ROCH 16 February 1778 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre BRISSETTE

Born: 29 June 1762, Beauport, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie FRECHETTE 27 November 1787 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph BRISSETTE

Born: 17 August 1764, Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques BRISSETTE

Born: 7 November 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1826, Chambly, Lower Canada

Marguerite BRISSETTE

Born: 28 November 1770, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 February 1857, Saint-Isidore, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste VANIER 1788 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Angelique BRISSETTE

Born: 6 March 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Michel DECELLES 30 September 1788 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louise BRISSETTE

Born: 29 April 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY 11 January 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Francois BRISSETTE

Born: 23 May 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1733
25 June 1733
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE) 19 February 1759 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 25 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRISSETTE was born 21 December 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre BRISSETTE was born 29 June 1762, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Pierre 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph BRISSETTE was born 17 August 1764, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jacques BRISSETTE was born 7 November 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRISSETTE was born 28 November 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Angelique BRISSETTE was born 6 March 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louise BRISSETTE was born 29 April 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BRISSETTE married 16 February 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charles ROCH

1779 Birth of Child
Francois BRISSETTE was born 23 May 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRISSETTE married 27 November 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie FRECHETTE

1788 Marriage of Child
Angelique BRISSETTE married 30 September 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Michel DECELLES

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Louise BRISSETTE married 11 January 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY

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