François LABRECHE

Born

19 May 1785 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 August 1841 , Sorel, Canada East

François married Marie-Josephte PROULX 4 November 1811 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PROULX was born 19 August 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marie-Josephte died 21 July 1863 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Josephe BOURGEOIS .

Parents & Family of François LABRECHE

Parents of François LABRECHE

Father

Pierre-Charles LABRECHE

Mother

Marie-Marguerite ROY

Grandparents of François LABRECHE

Paternal grandparents

Charles LABRECH dit DELGUIEL (DÉZIEL) Marguerite HOMIER (AUMIER)

Maternal grandparents

Jean ROY Marie-Françoise MENARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François LABRECHE

François LABRECHE married

Marie-Josephte PROULX
Marriage date: 4 November 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Josephe BOURGEOIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François LABRECHE and Marie-Josephte PROULX

Marie-Catherine LABRECHE

Born: 28 June 1817, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis CHAUVETTE (CHAUVET)

Marie "Mary" LABRECHE

Born: 8 June 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 31 December 1913, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph HUS LEMOINE 19 April 1852 Place: Saint-Aimé, Canada East

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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 — 1785
19 May 1785
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
François LABRECHE and Marie-Josephte PROULX 4 November 1811, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LABRECHE was born 28 June 1817, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 32 years old.

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