François LABRECQUE

(b. 18 December 1718 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1798 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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François LABRECQUE was born 18 December 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

François LABRECQUE was the child of Mathurin LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LABRECQUE and Jeanne CHOTARD (maternal) Gabriel LEMIEUX and Marthe BEAUREGARD

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

François married Louise NADEAU 10 June 1748 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise NADEAU was born 14 February 1729 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louise died 28 March 1806 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Louise was the child of Joseph NADEAU and Angélique TURGEON.

François LABRECQUE died 4 August 1798 in L'Acadie, 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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François LABRECQUE married

Louise NADEAU-- Date: 10 June 1748 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Louise NADEAU was the child of Joseph NADEAU and Angélique TURGEON

Children of François LABRECQUE and Louise NADEAU:

Marie-Louise LABRECQUE (b.4 March 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1836, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie DUPONT 10 January 1775 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. François RICHARD 9 February 1807 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
m. Joseph-Amable BRODEUR 9 September 1811 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph LABRECQUE (b.11 March 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1830, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BOUDREAU 21 January 1788 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1718 Birth
18 December 1718
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
François LABRECQUE and Louise NADEAU 10 June 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 29 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LABRECQUE was born 4 March 1755, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 36 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph LABRECQUE was born 11 March 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

François was 40 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LABRECQUE married 10 January 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie DUPONT

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.