Marguerite BROUILLETTE

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14 March 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

12 October 1809 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Pierre BROUILLET Marguerite LEFORT

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Born: 14 March 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BROUILLET

Mother: Marguerite LEFORT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE , Louise BOULARD dite CAMBRAI

Maternal grandparents: Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST , Marguerite DROUSSON

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Marguerite married Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE 26 January 1761 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born 7 May 1739 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Laurent died 7 May 1795 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Laurent was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS.

Marguerite BROUILLETTE died 12 October 1809 in Chambly, Lower 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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Marguerite BROUILLETTE married

Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 26 January 1761
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

Children of Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Marguerite BROUILLETTE

Joseph VIAU

Born: 12 March 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 May 1837, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE 14 March 1804 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte DEMERS 10 November 1794 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1739
14 March 1739
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BROUILLETTE and Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE 26 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph VIAU was born 12 March 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite was 33 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.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Antoine VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE married 10 November 1794, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Josephte DEMERS

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE died 7 May 1795, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Joseph VIAU married 14 March 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE

Death — 1809
12 October 1809
Chambly, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 70.

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