Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Born

17 May 1746 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

16 June 1827 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE 22 January 1776 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE was born 24 January 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 23 October 1830 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Marie-Françoise LARCHEVÊQUE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Father

Gilles BROUILLET

Mother

Marguerite ROBERT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Paternal grandparents

Gilles BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE Marie BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques ROBERT Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET married

Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE
Marriage date: 22 January 1776
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Marie-Françoise LARCHEVÊQUE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE

Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET

Born: 16 September 1786, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise DENIS dite LAPORTE May 1813 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
17 May 1746
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE 22 January 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET was born 16 September 1786, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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)

1813 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET married May 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Louise DENIS dite LAPORTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)