Marie-Françoise BRISSON

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15 July 1710 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1791 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Charles BRISSON Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Born: 15 July 1710 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Charles BRISSON

Mother: Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Paternal grandparents: René BRISSON , Anne VEZINA

Maternal grandparents: Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) , Marie MAHEU

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

Marie-Françoise married Guillaume GRAVEL 12 October 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Guillaume GRAVEL was born 6 May 1704 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Guillaume died 10 February 1744 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Guillaume was the child of Charles GRAVEL and Françoise GUYON.

Marie-Françoise married (2) Joachim THERRIEN 1 March 1745 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joachim THERRIEN was born 1 March 1720 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Joachim died 15 March 1790 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Joachim was the child of Ignace THERRIEN and Marguerite PLANTE.

Marie-Françoise BRISSON died 25 April 1791 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise BRISSON

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Marie-Françoise BRISSON married

Guillaume GRAVEL
Marriage date: 12 October 1733
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Guillaume GRAVEL was the child of Charles GRAVEL and Françoise GUYON

Children of Guillaume GRAVEL and Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Guillaume GRAVEL

Born: 13 July 1734, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 20 July 1734, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise GRAVEL

Born: 22 April 1736, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1820, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER 7 January 1765 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL

Born: 23 October 1737, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GOUPIL 27 January 1766 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Guillaume GRAVEL

Born: 10 November 1739, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1739, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Catherine-Gertrude GRAVEL

Born: 25 December 1740, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angélique GRAVEL

Born: 18 February 1742, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 14 July 1767, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Basile-Baptiste CRÉPEAU 21 January 1765 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Anonyme GRAVEL

Born: 16 March 1744, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1744, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BRISSON married

Joachim THERRIEN
Marriage date: 1 March 1745
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joachim THERRIEN was the child of Ignace THERRIEN and Marguerite PLANTE

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PRDH indicates that Joachim Therrien and Marie Francoise Brisson were married in Chateau Richer in 1745

Children of Joachim THERRIEN and Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Marie-Louise THERRIEN

Born: 17 November 1745, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1811, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY January 1769 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Charlotte THERRIEN

Born: 18 November 1745, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1822, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Pierre TOUPIN 25 January 1779 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joachim THERRIEN

Born: 3 July 1747, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 31 March 1820, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte-Veronique PAUZE (POSÉ) 21 October 1771 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Charles THERRIEN

Born: 17 May 1749, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 17 December 1749, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1710
15 July 1710
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BRISSON - 1710 Baptism Riviere Ouelle, QC, Canada

1710 Baptism Riviere Ouelle, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BRISSON and Guillaume GRAVEL 12 October 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 23 years old.

Marie-Françoise BRISSON - 1733 Marriage. Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

1733 Marriage. Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1734 Birth of Child
Guillaume GRAVEL was born 13 July 1734, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GRAVEL was born 22 April 1736, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL was born 23 October 1737, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Guillaume GRAVEL was born 10 November 1739, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Catherine-Gertrude GRAVEL was born 25 December 1740, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angélique GRAVEL was born 18 February 1742, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume GRAVEL died 10 February 1744, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1744 Birth of Child
Anonyme GRAVEL was born 16 March 1744, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 33 years old.

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BRISSON and Joachim THERRIEN 1 March 1745, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THERRIEN was born 17 November 1745, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Charlotte THERRIEN was born 18 November 1745, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joachim THERRIEN was born 3 July 1747, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charles THERRIEN was born 17 May 1749, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise GRAVEL married 7 January 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Angélique GRAVEL married 21 January 1765, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Basile-Baptiste CRÉPEAU

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL married 27 January 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre GOUPIL

1767 Death of Child
Angélique GRAVEL died 14 July 1767, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Françoise was 57 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise THERRIEN married January 1769 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Joseph LACROIX dit DEFOY

1771 Marriage of Child
Joachim THERRIEN married 21 October 1771, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Marie-Josephte-Veronique PAUZE (POSÉ)

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.

1778 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL died 10 August 1778, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 68 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Charlotte THERRIEN married 25 January 1779, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Jean-Pierre TOUPIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joachim THERRIEN died 15 March 1790, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Death — 1791
25 April 1791
Repentigny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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