Louis BROSSEAU

Born

18 May 1730 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1786 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Luc BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR Madeleine HORSON dite PISCINE

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Born: 18 May 1730 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Luc BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Madeleine HORSON dite PISCINE

Paternal grandparents: François BROSSEAU , Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Simon-Hector HORSON dit PISCINE , Jeanne LARUE

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Louis married Francoise BEAUDOIN 26 February 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise BEAUDOIN was born 19 August 1721 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Francoise died 16 March 1796 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Josephte GLORIA dite DESROCHERS.

Louis BROSSEAU died 2 February 1786 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Beaudoin Francoise

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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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Francoise BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 26 February 1770
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BEAUDOIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Josephte GLORIA dite DESROCHERS

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Birth — 1730
18 May 1730
La-Pérade, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Louis BROSSEAU and Francoise BEAUDOIN 26 February 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 39 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.