François BRUNEAU

(b. 29 July 1707 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1787 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BRUNEAU was born 29 July 1707 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

François BRUNEAU was the child of François BRUNEAU and Marie-Madeleine BOURGOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BRUNEAU and Marie PREVOST (maternal) Pierre BOURGOIN and Catherine BASSET

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

François married Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) 24 February 1732 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) was born 22 March 1715 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) and Marie-Françoise VACHON.

François BRUNEAU died 21 August 1787 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, 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 BRUNEAU married

Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE)-- Date: 24 February 1732 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) and Marie-Françoise VACHON

Children of François BRUNEAU and Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE):

Joseph BRUNEAU (b.22 January 1735, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1776, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louise-Angelique GIROUX 28 January 1754 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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1707 Birth
29 July 1707
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
François BRUNEAU and Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) 24 February 1732 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU was born 22 January 1735, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

François was 27 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU married 28 January 1754, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Louise-Angelique GIROUX

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 - 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.