Francois
BROUSSEAU
Born
14 March 1778
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
19 September 1857
,
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East
Parents & Family of Francois BROUSSEAU
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m. Salois Josephte
m. Sancourt Louise
m. Sancourt Louise
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois BROUSSEAU
Francois BROUSSEAU married Louise SANCOURS
Marriage date: 24 February 1800
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Louise SANCOURS was the child of Jean SAUCOURS and Louise CAPLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louise SANCOURSMarriage date: 24 February 1800
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Louise SANCOURS was the child of Jean SAUCOURS and Louise CAPLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois BROUSSEAU and Louise SANCOURS
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 177814 March 1778
Yamaska, Province of 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
1800 Marriage / PartnerFrancois BROUSSEAU and Louise SANCOURS 24 February 1800, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 21 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1820 Marriage of ChildMarie BROUSSEAU married 24 July 1820, Yamaska, Lower Canada to François BIBEAU
1823 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouise SANCOURS died 20 March 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Death of ChildMarie BROUSSEAU died 28 October 1854, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)
Francois was 76 years old.
Death — 185719 September 1857
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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