Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE

(b. 8 September 1732 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1812 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE was born 8 September 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU (maternal) Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

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

Marie-Anne married Joseph BRULE 26 January 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BRULE was born 29 September 1721 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 29 April 1804 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE.

Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE died 27 January 1812 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE married

Joseph BRULE-- Date: 26 January 1750 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph BRULE was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Children of Joseph BRULE and Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE:

Joseph-Charles BRULE (b.8 November 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1803, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne LAURENDEAU 30 January 1775 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Anne BRULE (b.16 July 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Francois BARIL 26 January 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
8 September 1732
Sorel, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE and Joseph BRULE 26 January 1750 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 17 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Charles BRULE was born 8 November 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRULE was born 16 July 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Anne was 19 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BRULE married 26 January 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Francois BARIL

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Charles BRULE married 30 January 1775, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Anne LAURENDEAU

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.