Antoine BRAZEAU

(b. 29 October 1749 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1782 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine BRAZEAU was born 29 October 1749 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Antoine BRAZEAU was the child of Pierre BRAZEAU and Marie-Geneviève LAUZON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BRAZEAU and Geneviève QUENNEVILLE (maternal) Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

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

Antoine married Angelique NEVEU 9 November 1772 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique NEVEU was born 23 September 1752 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Angelique died 31 August 1784 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Angelique was the child of Jacques NEVEU and Angélique CHARLEBOIS dite MATOU.

Antoine BRAZEAU died 13 January 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Antoine BRAZEAU married

Angelique NEVEU-- Date: 9 November 1772 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique NEVEU was the child of Jacques NEVEU and Angélique CHARLEBOIS dite MATOU

Children of Antoine BRAZEAU and Angelique NEVEU:

Marguerite BRAZEAU (b.5 June 1776, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 November 1818, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEROUX 22 October 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1749 Birth
29 October 1749
Sainte-Geneviève, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BRAZEAU and Angelique NEVEU 9 November 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 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.