Jean BRASSARD

Born

29 August 1761 , Les Éboulements, Canada

Died

21 May 1834 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Charles BRASSARD Catherine GAGNON

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Born: 29 August 1761 in Les Éboulements, Canada

Father: Charles BRASSARD

Mother: Catherine GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD , Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Jean married Marie-Genevieve POITRAS 27 October 1807 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve POITRAS was born 1 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Genevieve died 20 December 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre POITRAS and Rosalie SIMARD.

Jean BRASSARD died 21 May 1834 in La Malbaie, 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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Jean BRASSARD married

Marie-Genevieve POITRAS
Marriage date: 27 October 1807
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marie-Genevieve POITRAS was the child of Pierre POITRAS and Rosalie SIMARD

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Children of Jean BRASSARD and Marie-Genevieve POITRAS

Marie BRASSARD

Born: 6 January 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin BILODEAU 24 September 1827 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1761
29 August 1761
Les Éboulements, Canada

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.

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)

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

1807 Marriage / Partner
Jean BRASSARD and Marie-Genevieve POITRAS 27 October 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 46 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Marie BRASSARD was born 6 January 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 48 years old.

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

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)

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

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Genevieve POITRAS died 20 December 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Marie BRASSARD married 24 September 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Augustin BILODEAU

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
21 May 1834
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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