Antoine BROUSSEAU

(b. 11 October 1724 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1777 , La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine BROUSSEAU was born 11 October 1724 in Québec, Canada, New France

Antoine BROUSSEAU was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Jeanne-Marie-Therese BERNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien BROSSEAU dit LAVERDURE and Simone CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) (maternal) Jean BERNARD dit HINSE and Marie DEBURE

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Antoine married Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON 7 February 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON was born 7 September 1719 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise-Elisabeth died 24 April 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU).

Antoine married (2) Marie-Louise ALLAIRE 12 January 1756 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born 29 August 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Louise died 5 November 1802 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph ALLAIRE and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD.

Antoine BROUSSEAU died 27 February 1777 in La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Antoine BROUSSEAU married

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON-- Date: 7 February 1746 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

Children of Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON:

Antoine BROUSSEAU (b.7 November 1746, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1810, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique MOREAU 20 September 1773 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU (b.19 November 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 13 January 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine BROUSSEAU married

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE-- Date: 12 January 1756 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was the child of Joseph ALLAIRE and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD

Children of Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE:

Pierre BROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 November 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BACQUET dite LAMONTAGNE 12 June 1786 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BROUSSEAU (b.28 January 1765, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 March 1812 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques NAULT dit LABRIE 28 January 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
11 October 1724
Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON 7 February 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Antoine BROUSSEAU was born 7 November 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU was born 19 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 28 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth GAGNON died 24 April 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BROUSSEAU and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE 12 January 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 31 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BROUSSEAU was born 28 January 1765, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 40 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Antoine BROUSSEAU married 20 September 1773, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Angélique MOREAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth BROUSSEAU married 13 January 1775, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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.