Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Born

18 March 1748 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1831 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Louis-Joachim married Charlotte THOUIN 7 August 1775 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte THOUIN was born 16 February 1750 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 2 October 1832 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada. Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste THOUIN and Charlotte BEAUDOIN .

Parents & Family of Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Parents of Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Father

Francois BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Mother

Marie-Louise FISSIAU dite LARAMEE

Grandparents of Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Paternal grandparents

François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE Anne MONET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Joachim BRIEN

Louis-Joachim BRIEN married

Charlotte THOUIN
Marriage date: 7 August 1775
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte THOUIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste THOUIN and Charlotte BEAUDOIN

Children of Louis-Joachim BRIEN and Charlotte THOUIN

Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: 8 August 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 July 1812, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine BRIEN

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE 14 February 1814 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Angelique BRIEN dite DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 November 1874, St-Zotique, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

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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 — 1748
18 March 1748
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joachim BRIEN and Charlotte THOUIN 7 August 1775 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 27 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Charlotte BRIEN dite DESROCHERS was born 8 August 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis-Joachim was 32 years old.

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)