Jean-Baptiste BROCHU

Born

1 September 1700 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1783 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean BROCHU Marie-Françoise DELAUNAY

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Born: 1 September 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BROCHU

Mother: Marie-Françoise DELAUNAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean BROCHU dit LAFONTAINE , Nicole SAULNIER

Maternal grandparents: Henri DELAUNAY , Françoise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Dorothee ALLAIRE 25 February 1724 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Dorothee ALLAIRE was born 10 February 1704 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Dorothee died 15 December 1739 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Dorothee was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie BIDET.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Suzanne GARAND 9 January 1741 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne GARAND was born 31 July 1718 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Suzanne died 17 October 1754 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Pierre GARAND and Marie-Louise-Jeanne MOLLEUR.

Jean-Baptiste BROCHU died 16 May 1783 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Dorothee ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 25 February 1724
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Dorothee ALLAIRE was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie BIDET

Children of Jean-Baptiste BROCHU and Dorothee ALLAIRE

Dorothee BROCHU

Born: 9 April 1725, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1804, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Clement PATRY 15 June 1744 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Agathe BROCHU

Born: 13 September 1726, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1760, Beaumont, Canada

Married: Michel GARAND 21 February 1745 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BROCHU

Born: 22 August 1728, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1811, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth-Agathe ROY 1756 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre-Philippe BROCHU

Born: 1 May 1730, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève ROY 30 July 1753 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BROCHU

Born: 29 July 1736, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques-Philippe ROY 11 January 1755 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BROCHU married

Suzanne GARAND
Marriage date: 9 January 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Suzanne GARAND was the child of Pierre GARAND and Marie-Louise-Jeanne MOLLEUR

Children of Jean-Baptiste BROCHU and Suzanne GARAND

Suzanne BROCHU

Born: April 1749, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1773, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques-Philippe ROY 8 April 1771 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1700
1 September 1700
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BROCHU and Dorothee ALLAIRE 25 February 1724 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Dorothee BROCHU was born 9 April 1725, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Agathe BROCHU was born 13 September 1726, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROCHU was born 22 August 1728, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre-Philippe BROCHU was born 1 May 1730, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BROCHU was born 29 July 1736, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee ALLAIRE died 15 December 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BROCHU and Suzanne GARAND 9 January 1741, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Dorothee BROCHU married 15 June 1744, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Clement PATRY

1745 Marriage of Child
Agathe BROCHU married 21 February 1745 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Michel GARAND

1749 Birth of Child
Suzanne BROCHU was born April 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Philippe BROCHU married 30 July 1753 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Geneviève ROY

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Suzanne GARAND died 17 October 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BROCHU married 11 January 1755, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Philippe ROY

1760 Death of Child
Agathe BROCHU died 25 March 1760, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste was 59 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BROCHU married 8 April 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Philippe ROY

1773 Death of Child
Suzanne BROCHU died 23 April 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 72 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.