Etienne
BROCHU
Born
29 July 1794
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died
15 September 1867
,
St-Isidore-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
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Born: 29 July 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
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Etienne married Marguerite PHANEUF 21 January 1823 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite PHANEUF was born 29 September 1800 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marguerite was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ.
Etienne BROCHU died 15 September 1867 in St-Isidore-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada.
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Etienne BROCHU married 
Marguerite PHANEUF
Marriage date: 21 January 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marguerite PHANEUF was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marguerite PHANEUFMarriage date: 21 January 1823
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Etienne BROCHU and Marguerite PHANEUFMarguerite PHANEUF was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Etienne BROCHU and Marguerite PHANEUF
Leocadie BROCHU
Born: 28 March 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 26 March 1922, Ste-Luce-de-Disraeli, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
Died: 26 March 1922, Ste-Luce-de-Disraeli, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada
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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 — 179429 July 1794
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1823 Marriage / PartnerEtienne BROCHU and Marguerite PHANEUF 21 January 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 28 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildAndré BROCHU was born 21 February 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Etienne was 32 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildLeocadie BROCHU was born 28 March 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Etienne was 34 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 Birth of ChildChristine BROCHU was born 7 January 1841, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
Etienne was 46 years old.
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)
1844 Birth of ChildSimeon BROCHU was born 14 May 1844, St-Anselme-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Etienne was 49 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death
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