Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU

Born

24 October 1732 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1814 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

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Paul BRAZEAU Marie-Rose CADIEUX

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Born: 24 October 1732 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Paul BRAZEAU

Mother: Marie-Rose CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Charles BRAZEAU , Geneviève QUENNEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Jean CADIEUX , Marie-Rose BOURDON

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephe BIROLEAU 13 January 1755 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe BIROLEAU was born 8 June 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephe died 26 March 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Josephe was the child of Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe LAUZON.

Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU died 16 May 1814 in Rigaud, 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-Baptiste BRAZEAU married

Josephe BIROLEAU
Marriage date: 13 January 1755
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Josephe BIROLEAU was the child of Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe LAUZON

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephe BIROLEAU

Rose BRAZEAU

Born: 11 June 1761, Oka, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BREYER dit ST-PIERRE 3 March 1783 Place: Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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Birth — 1732
24 October 1732
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephe BIROLEAU 13 January 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Rose BRAZEAU was born 11 June 1761, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephe BIROLEAU died 26 March 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.