Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU

Born

11 February 1766 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 June 1832 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean BRAZEAU Geneviève ROY

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Born: 11 February 1766 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean BRAZEAU

Mother: Geneviève ROY

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BRAZEAU , Angélique ANDEGRAVE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Geneviève BOULARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 24 January 1791 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT was born 29 September 1775 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 5 January 1845 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Charlotte was the child of Pierre-Amable ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Geneviève TETREAULT.

Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU died 21 June 1832 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Archambault Charlotte

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Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU married

Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 24 January 1791
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Pierre-Amable ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Geneviève TETREAULT

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Genevieve BRAZEAU

Born: 5 April 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 25 April 1847, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Joseph PERREAULT 26 November 1810 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
11 February 1766
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 24 January 1791, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Genevieve BRAZEAU was born 5 April 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BRAZEAU married 26 November 1810, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Joseph PERREAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England