Leon BRIDEAU

Born

abt. 1764 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

26 January 1862 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Louis BRIDEAU Marie-Thérèse THOMAS

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Born: abt. 1764 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Louis BRIDEAU

Mother: Marie-Thérèse THOMAS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Hilaire BRIDEAU , Marie-Josephe PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE , Marie-Thérèse PEPIN

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

Leon married Marie CORMIER 10 October 1791 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie CORMIER was born abt. 1775 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie died 15 October 1794 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean CORMIER and Anastasie AUCOIN.

Leon married (2) Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) 24 June 1795 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) was born abt. 1774 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Euphronsine died 23 August 1812 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Euphronsine was the child of Pierre-Mathurin GAUDREAU and Anne Rosalie DAIGRE (DAIGLE).

Leon BRIDEAU died 26 January 1862 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Leon BRIDEAU married

Marie CORMIER
Marriage date: 10 October 1791
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Source: Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Marie CORMIER was the child of Jean CORMIER and Anastasie AUCOIN

Marriage notes:

Name: Leon Brideau

Spouse: Marie Cormier

Event Year: 1768-1899

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Religion: Catholique

Place of Worship or Institution: Caraquet

Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick)

Children of Leon BRIDEAU and Marie CORMIER

Marcin BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1792, Caraquet, Gloucester, Acadia
Died: ,

Marie Osithée BRIDEAU

Born: 8 October 1792, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 August 1884, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS 16 January 1813 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Anthime BRIDEAU

Born: abt. 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Marie Madeleine BRIDEAU

Born: 5 October 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Chrysostome CHIASSON 24 January 1817 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Leon BRIDEAU married

Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU)
Marriage date: 24 June 1795
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Source: Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) was the child of Pierre-Mathurin GAUDREAU and Anne Rosalie DAIGRE (DAIGLE)

Children of Leon BRIDEAU and Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU)

Marguerite BRIDEAU

Born: 16 January 1797, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 3 October 1873, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: François LEBRETON 22 August 1819 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Euphrosine BRIDEAU

Born: 14 December 1799, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 27 July 1890, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Urbain MCGRATH (MCGRAW) 22 August 1819 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Leon BRIDEAU

Born: 18 August 1801, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre BRIDEAU

Born: 16 April 1802, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 18 November 1877, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE 10 January 1824 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Married: Marguerite Eugenie ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT) 28 July 1830 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Joseph BRIDEAU

Born: 13 December 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 15 May 1873, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marguerite COMEAU 8 January 1828 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Paul BRIDEAU

Born: 24 September 1806, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 28 December 1868, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie COMEAU 10 January 1827 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Bathilde (Mathilde) BRIDEAU

Born: 27 April 1808, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 20 July 1891, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Olivier COMEAU 12 January 1829 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Augustin BRIDEAU

Born: 8 August 1812, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 25 August 1812, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Leon BRIDEAU and Marie CORMIER 10 October 1791, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Leon BRIDEAU - 10 Oct 1791 Marriage Caraquet

10 Oct 1791 Marriage
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Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1792 Birth of Child
Marie Osithée BRIDEAU was born 8 October 1792, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine BRIDEAU was born 5 October 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie CORMIER died 15 October 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

1795 Marriage / Partner
Leon BRIDEAU and Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) 24 June 1795, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

1795 marriage

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRIDEAU was born 16 January 1797, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1799 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BRIDEAU was born 14 December 1799, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Leon BRIDEAU was born 18 August 1801, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre BRIDEAU was born 16 April 1802, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIDEAU was born 13 December 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1806 Birth of Child
Paul BRIDEAU was born 24 September 1806, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1808 Birth of Child
Bathilde (Mathilde) BRIDEAU was born 27 April 1808, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1812 Birth of Child
Augustin BRIDEAU was born 8 August 1812, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Euphronsine GAUDREAU (GAUTREAU) died 23 August 1812, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie Osithée BRIDEAU married 16 January 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Augustin LOSIER dit DESJARDINS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie Madeleine BRIDEAU married 24 January 1817, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Jean Chrysostome CHIASSON

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine BRIDEAU married 22 August 1819, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Urbain MCGRATH (MCGRAW)

1819 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRIDEAU married 22 August 1819, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to François LEBRETON

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRIDEAU married 10 January 1824, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Paul BRIDEAU married 10 January 1827, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie COMEAU

1828 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRIDEAU married 8 January 1828, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite COMEAU

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Bathilde (Mathilde) BRIDEAU married 12 January 1829, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Olivier COMEAU

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRIDEAU married 28 July 1830, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite Eugenie ARSENEAU (ARSENAULT)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.