Brigitte GAREAU

Born

17 March 1755 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

1 April 1792 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Brigitte married Antoine VALIQUETTE 23 October 1770 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine VALIQUETTE was born 1 September 1745 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Antoine died 24 June 1819 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada . Antoine was the child of Louis VALIQUET (VALIQUETTE) and Marie-Catherine LAMARCHE .

Parents & Family of Brigitte GAREAU

Parents of Brigitte GAREAU

Father

Pierre-Jean-Baptiste GAREAU

Mother

Clotilde DEFOND dite DEFONTROUVER

Grandparents of Brigitte GAREAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAREAU Madeleine RENAUD dite LOCAS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DEFOND Marie-Agnes EMOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Brigitte GAREAU

Brigitte GAREAU married

Antoine VALIQUETTE
Marriage date: 23 October 1770
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine VALIQUETTE was the child of Louis VALIQUET (VALIQUETTE) and Marie-Catherine LAMARCHE

Children of Antoine VALIQUETTE and Brigitte GAREAU

Marie-Agnes VALIQUETTE

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jerome CHARBONNEAU 21 June 1802 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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 — 1755
17 March 1755
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte GAREAU and Antoine VALIQUETTE 23 October 1770, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 15 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.