Henri BRASSARD

Born

26 August 1758 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

1 April 1829 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Henri married Marguerite MARTEL 11 November 1779 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite MARTEL was born 25 June 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Isidore MARTEL and Marie BOUCHER .

Parents & Family of Henri BRASSARD

Parents of Henri BRASSARD

Father

Charles BRASSARD

Mother

Catherine GAGNON

Grandparents of Henri BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henri BRASSARD

Henri BRASSARD married

Marguerite MARTEL
Marriage date: 11 November 1779
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MARTEL was the child of Isidore MARTEL and Marie BOUCHER

Children of Henri BRASSARD and Marguerite MARTEL

Euphrosine BRASSARD

Born: 15 October 1780, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 April 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne BRASSARD

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Jean BRASSARD

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1862, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Scholastique HARVEY 11 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Henri BRASSARD

Born: 12 December 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY 20 November 1810 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1758
26 August 1758
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Henri BRASSARD and Marguerite MARTEL 11 November 1779, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BRASSARD was born 15 October 1780, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henri was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Henri BRASSARD was born 12 December 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henri was 29 years old.

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine BRASSARD married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Louis TREMBLAY

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BRASSARD married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to François TREMBLAY

1810 Marriage of Child
Henri BRASSARD married 20 November 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean BRASSARD married 11 November 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Scholastique HARVEY

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

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

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