flag female ancestor  Marie-Brigitte  COUSINEAU

  (b. 12 April 1729 Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 10 November 1794 Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU was born 12 April 1729 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU was the child of Jean-Noel COUSINEAU   and   Marie-Louise DIONET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean COUSINEAU and Jeanne BÉNARD (maternal)  Jean DIONET and Madeleine ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE

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Marie-Brigitte  married  Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET 28 April 1748 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France .  Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET  was born 13 August 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine).  Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" died 13 December 1752 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire).  Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" was the child of Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG and Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR.

Marie-Brigitte  married  (2) Jacques CARDINAL 28 January 1754 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques CARDINAL  was born 8 January 1733 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire).  Jacques died 26 August 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire).  Jacques was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE.

Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU died 10 November 1794 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU married flag male ancestor Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET-- Date: 28 April 1748 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET was the child of Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG and Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR




Children of Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET and Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU:



Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU married flag male ancestor Jacques CARDINAL-- Date: 28 January 1754 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques CARDINAL was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE




Children of Jacques CARDINAL and Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU:



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birth1729 Birth
12 April 1729
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
marriage1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU and Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET 28 April 1748, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.
1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET died 13 December 1752, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
marriage1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU and Jacques CARDINAL 28 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 24 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Jacques CARDINAL was born 1 February 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Brigitte was 25 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Jacques CARDINAL married 8 November 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Francois CARDINAL married 10 February 1783, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Therese LEGAULT
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques CARDINAL died 26 August 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
death1794 Death
10 November 1794
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 65.
Added: 3/29/2020 10:58:40 AM - Updated: 6/13/2025 8:44:44 AM

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