Gabriel BROUSSEAU

(b. abt. 1743 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 December 1782 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel BROUSSEAU was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada

Gabriel BROUSSEAU was the child of Jean-Louis BROUSSEAU and Felicite PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BROUSSEAU and Anne GRESLON (maternal) Jean PROULX and Catherine PINEL

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

Gabriel married Louise TARDIF 20 February 1764 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louise TARDIF was born 30 March 1744 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Louise was the child of François TARDIF and Madeleine BELANGER.

Gabriel BROUSSEAU died 16 December 1782 in Yamaska, 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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Gabriel BROUSSEAU married

Louise TARDIF-- Date: 20 February 1764 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise TARDIF was the child of François TARDIF and Madeleine BELANGER

Children of Gabriel BROUSSEAU and Louise TARDIF:

Louise BROUSSEAU (b.11 February 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Madeleine BROUSSEAU (b.25 June 1767, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois-Xavier DESMARAIS 4 February 1788 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Gabriel BROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 June 1810, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine PRUNIER 24 January 1791 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie PRUNIER 4 January 1796 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre BROUSSEAU (b.4 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 December 1799, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)

Francois BROUSSEAU (b.14 March 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1857, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Louise SANCOURS 24 February 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BROUSSEAU and Louise TARDIF 20 February 1764 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1766 Birth of Child
Louise BROUSSEAU was born 11 February 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine BROUSSEAU was born 25 June 1767, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre BROUSSEAU was born 4 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.