Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU

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12 April 1729 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

10 November 1794 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Noel COUSINEAU Marie-Louise DIONET

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Born: 12 April 1729 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Noel COUSINEAU

Mother: Marie-Louise DIONET

Paternal grandparents: Jean COUSINEAU , Jeanne BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean DIONET , 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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Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU married

Jean Baptiste Louis "Louis" LETANG dit BRUNET
Marriage date: 28 April 1748
Marriage 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

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Marie-Brigitte COUSINEAU married

Jacques CARDINAL
Marriage date: 28 January 1754
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques CARDINAL was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

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Jacques CARDINAL

Born: 1 February 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1813, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE 8 November 1779 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Francois CARDINAL

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 February 1829, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Therese LEGAULT 10 February 1783 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1729
12 April 1729
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 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)

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

1754 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.

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.

1779 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

1783 Marriage of Child
Francois CARDINAL married 10 February 1783, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Therese LEGAULT

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques CARDINAL died 26 August 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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

Death — 1794
10 November 1794
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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