Alexis BRASSARD

Born

4 September 1763 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 May 1832 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Alexis BRASSARD

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Born: 4 September 1763 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Alexis BRASSARD

Father

Charles BRASSARD

Mother

Catherine GAGNON

Grandparents of Alexis BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Alexis married Madeleine DESBIENS 27 November 1784 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine DESBIENS was born 12 May 1766 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 3 June 1825 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT).

Alexis BRASSARD died 23 May 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis BRASSARD

Alexis BRASSARD married

Madeleine DESBIENS
Marriage date: 27 November 1784
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Madeleine DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Children of Alexis BRASSARD and Madeleine DESBIENS

Clement BRASSARD

Born: 15 December 1785, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1861, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Julienne BERGERON 10 January 1815 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Etienne BRASSARD

Born: 31 March 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 April 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie GUAY 18 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Alexis BRASSARD

Born: 15 December 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1861, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Modeste MALTAIS 11 January 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Eloise BRASSARD

Born: 1 March 1801, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 June 1842, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste LALANCETTE dit BRETON 28 November 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Venant BRASSARD

Born: 3 April 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 1 November 1894, Roberval, Québec, Canada

Married: Christine LEBRETON 14 February 1831 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1763
4 September 1763
Les Éboulements, 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 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BRASSARD and Madeleine DESBIENS 27 November 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Clement BRASSARD was born 15 December 1785, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis was 22 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Etienne BRASSARD was born 31 March 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis was 29 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Alexis BRASSARD was born 15 December 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis was 31 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Eloise BRASSARD was born 1 March 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis was 37 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Venant BRASSARD was born 3 April 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis was 42 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Clement BRASSARD married 10 January 1815, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Julienne BERGERON

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Etienne BRASSARD married 18 November 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Marie GUAY

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Marriage of Child
Alexis BRASSARD married 11 January 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Modeste MALTAIS

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)

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DESBIENS died 3 June 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Eloise BRASSARD married 28 November 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LALANCETTE dit BRETON

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Venant BRASSARD married 14 February 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Christine LEBRETON

Death — 1832
23 May 1832
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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