Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU

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20 June 1743 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

11 June 1827 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Jacques BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU)Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER

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Born: 20 June 1743 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU)

Mother: Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) , Madeleine HUPPÉ

Maternal grandparents: François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) , Marie-Thérèse REGEAS dite LAPRADE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angelique DUBE 7 January 1782 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique DUBE was born 16 December 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Angelique died 1 March 1840 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Angelique was the child of Augustin DUBÉ and Marie-Ambroise PROTEAU.

Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU died 11 June 1827 in Repentigny, 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 BROUSSEAU married

Marie-Angelique DUBE
Marriage date: 7 January 1782
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique DUBE was the child of Augustin DUBÉ and Marie-Ambroise PROTEAU

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Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU

Born: 13 September 1782, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte LESCARBEAU 9 July 1804 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1743
20 June 1743
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU and Marie-Angelique DUBE 7 January 1782, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 38 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU was born 13 September 1782, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROUSSEAU married 9 July 1804, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Charlotte LESCARBEAU

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)