Louis BRODEUR

Born

25 August 1721 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

6 November 1789 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE Marie HÉBERT

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Born: 25 August 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marie HÉBERT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE , Marie-Anne MESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Leger HÉBERT , Marguerite-Marie GAMELIN

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Louis married Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT 10 February 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT was born 26 February 1708 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Elisabeth died 26 February 1777 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Jacques ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE.

Louis BRODEUR died 6 November 1789 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 10 February 1744
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Jacques ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE

Children of Louis BRODEUR and Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT

Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Born: 13 December 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1828, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUGRET 21 November 1763 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: 10 February 1746, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1817, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE 29 September 1766 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable BRODEUR

Born: 15 March 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie HOGUE 21 November 1763 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
25 August 1721
Varennes, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Louis BRODEUR and Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT 10 February 1744 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 22 years old.

1744 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1744 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 13 December 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 10 February 1746, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BRODEUR was born 15 March 1748, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 21 November 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BOUGRET

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable BRODEUR married 21 November 1763 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie HOGUE

1766 Marriage of Child
Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 29 September 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

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.