Josephe LEGER

(b. 24 September 1742 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1794 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Josephe LEGER was born 24 September 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephe LEGER was the child of Charles LEGER dit PARISIEN and Françoise LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEGER and Jeanne BOILARD (maternal) Pierre LEDUC and Catherine FORTIN dite LAGRANDEUR

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

Josephe married Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT 2 February 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT was born 24 November 1738 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel died 9 March 1809 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel was the child of Augustin-Francois BRABANT dit LAMOTHE and Marie LALONDE.

Josephe LEGER died 29 November 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, 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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Josephe LEGER married

Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT was the child of Augustin-Francois BRABANT dit LAMOTHE and Marie LALONDE

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT and Josephe LEGER:

Angélique BRABANT dite LAMOTHE (b.1 December 1762, Oka, Canada d. 27 September 1847, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada East)
m. François PILON 11 January 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Rose BRABANT (b.12 March 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joachim PROULX 5 January 1779 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste BRABANT (b.24 January 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1809, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte EKEMBERG 14 November 1803 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

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1742 Birth
24 September 1742
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephe LEGER and Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel BRABANT 2 February 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Angélique BRABANT dite LAMOTHE was born 1 December 1762, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Josephe was 20 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose BRABANT was born 12 March 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Josephe was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRABANT was born 24 January 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Josephe was 31 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose BRABANT married 5 January 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Joachim PROULX

1780 Marriage of Child
Angélique BRABANT dite LAMOTHE married 11 January 1780, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to François PILON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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