André BROCHU

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abt. 1759 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

12 July 1836 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Philippe BROCHU Geneviève ROY

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Born: abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre-Philippe BROCHU

Mother: Geneviève ROY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BROCHU , Dorothee ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Etienne ROY , Marie CASSE (LACASSE)

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André married Marie-Geneviève ROY 5 February 1781 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève ROY was born 14 October 1763 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève died 7 April 1815 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Étienne ROY and Marie-Reine FRADET.

André married (2) Marie-Josephte GAGNON 19 March 1818 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GAGNON was born 24 June 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Josephte died 21 November 1820 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Josephte was the child of Basile GAGNON and Marguerite CHARTIER.

André BROCHU died 12 July 1836 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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-Geneviève ROY
Marriage date: 5 February 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève ROY was the child of Étienne ROY and Marie-Reine FRADET

Children of André BROCHU and Marie-Geneviève ROY

Angelique BROCHU

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1872, St-Raphaël, Quebec, Canada

Married: Basile THIBAULT 19 February 1827 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

André BROCHU married

Marie-Josephte GAGNON
Marriage date: 19 March 1818
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte GAGNON was the child of Basile GAGNON and Marguerite CHARTIER

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Children of André BROCHU and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Josephte BROCHU

Born: 15 February 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1893, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier LEMIEUX 5 February 1839 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
André BROCHU and Marie-Geneviève ROY 5 February 1781, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève ROY died 7 April 1815, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
André BROCHU and Marie-Josephte GAGNON 19 March 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

1819 Birth of Child
Josephte BROCHU was born 15 February 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNON died 21 November 1820, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Angelique BROCHU married 19 February 1827, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Basile THIBAULT

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1836
12 July 1836
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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