Joseph
BROSSEAU
Born
21 May 1772
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 September 1861
,
Iberville, Canada East
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Joseph BROSSEAU married Marie-Louise MOLLEUR
Marriage date: 19 January 1796
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise MOLLEUR was the child of Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND and Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Marie-Louise MOLLEURMarriage date: 19 January 1796
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise MOLLEUR was the child of Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND and Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Children of Joseph BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise MOLLEUR
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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 — 177221 May 1772
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1796 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise MOLLEUR 19 January 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 23 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise BROSSEAU was born 15 November 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Joseph was 25 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 England1826 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise BROSSEAU married 9 May 1826, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Pierre TREMBLAY
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise MOLLEUR died 7 August 1839, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)
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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Death of ChildMarie-Louise BROSSEAU died 31 July 1851, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)
Joseph was 79 years old.
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 — 18611 September 1861
Iberville, Canada East
He died at the age of 89.
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