Andre BROCHU

Born

1 January 1772 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 November 1842 , Saint-Vallier, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste BROCHU Marie-Elisabeth-Agathe ROY

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Born: 1 January 1772 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BROCHU

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth-Agathe ROY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BROCHU , Dorothee ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Noel ROY , Agathe FRADET

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Andre married Marie-Anne TANGUAY 1 October 1793 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TANGUAY was born 13 June 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 24 December 1834 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-Rene TANGUAY and Josephte CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE.

Andre BROCHU died 9 November 1842 in Saint-Vallier, Canada East.
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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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Andre BROCHU married

Marie-Anne TANGUAY
Marriage date: 1 October 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne TANGUAY was the child of Pierre-Rene TANGUAY and Josephte CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

Children of Andre BROCHU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY

Pierre BROCHU

Born: 23 September 1795, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Suzanne GUENETTE 22 February 1819 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1772
1 January 1772
Saint-Vallier, 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 - 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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Andre BROCHU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY 1 October 1793, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Pierre BROCHU was born 23 September 1795, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Andre was 23 years old.

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

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Pierre BROCHU married 22 February 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Suzanne GUENETTE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England