Marie-Josephe BRUNEL

(b. 5 April 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1785 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BRUNEL was born 5 April 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BRUNEL was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Angélique BARABÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Thérèse BOUVIER

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Marie-Josephe married Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT 9 January 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was born 17 July 1740 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 25 March 1798 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis was the child of Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Marie-Josephe BRUNEL died 4 March 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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-Josephe BRUNEL married

Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT-- Date: 9 January 1764 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was the child of Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT and Marie-Josephe BRUNEL:

Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT (b.14 June 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 February 1833, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise PETIT 11 November 1799 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1746 Birth
5 April 1746
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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BRUNEL and Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT 9 January 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was born 14 June 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 24 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.