Joseph BRANCONNIER

Born

19 March 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1819 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph BRANCONNIER

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Born: 19 March 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph BRANCONNIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER

Mother

Jeanne DUFRESNE

Grandparents of Joseph BRANCONNIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER Françoise CHAPELAIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DUFRESNE Marie-Madeleine CRÉPEAU

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

Joseph married Geneviève SPENARD 11 January 1762 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève SPENARD was born 22 March 1743 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France. Geneviève died 22 November 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste SPENARD and Elisabeth COURTOIS.

Joseph BRANCONNIER died 29 July 1819 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BRANCONNIER

Joseph BRANCONNIER married

Geneviève SPENARD
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Geneviève SPENARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste SPENARD and Elisabeth COURTOIS

Children of Joseph BRANCONNIER and Geneviève SPENARD

Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER

Born: 1 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE 6 June 1796 Place: Berthierville, 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 — 1737
19 March 1737
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRANCONNIER and Geneviève SPENARD 11 January 1762, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER was born 1 March 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 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.