Joseph BRUNEL

Born

10 July 1750 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

28 September 1804 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph BRUNEL

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Born: 10 July 1750 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph BRUNEL

Father

Michel BRUNEL

Mother

Madeleine HERPIN (ARPIN)

Grandparents of Joseph BRUNEL

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BRUNEL Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE

Maternal grandparents

Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Marie-Jacqueline COULON

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

Joseph married Charlotte GIRARD 30 September 1771 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte GIRARD was born 22 March 1753 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 16 May 1814 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marguerite MONGEAU.

Joseph BRUNEL died 28 September 1804 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BRUNEL

Joseph BRUNEL married

Charlotte GIRARD
Marriage date: 30 September 1771
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marguerite MONGEAU

Children of Joseph BRUNEL and Charlotte GIRARD

Marie-Josephe BRUNEL

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis DUSSAULT 18 July 1814 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
10 July 1750
Varennes, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRUNEL and Charlotte GIRARD 30 September 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 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.