Jean Baptiste "John"
ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"
Born
29 July 1791
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died
5 August 1864
,
Old Town, Maine, USA
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Born: 29 July 1791 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Father:
Joseph ROUSSEAU
Mother:
Madeleine POULIOT
Paternal grandparents:
Augustin ROUSSEAU
, Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE)
Maternal grandparents:
François POULIOT (POUILLOT)
, Marie-Madeleine CHABOT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste "John" married Marie-Petronille GODBOUT 24 November 1817 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT was born abt. 1791 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Marie-Petronille died 13 October 1830 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Marie-Petronille was the child of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND.
Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" died 5 August 1864 in Old Town, Maine, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"
Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" married 
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT
Marriage date: 24 November 1817
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUT
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT was the child of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Petronille GODBOUTMarriage date: 24 November 1817
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUTMarie-Petronille GODBOUT was the child of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUT
Euphemie ROUSSEAUBorn: abt. 1825, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 24 February 1898, Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Died: 24 February 1898, Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Married: David TREMBLAY 1850 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
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Birth — 179129 July 1791
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
1817 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUT 24 November 1817, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
He was 26 years old.
1830 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Petronille GODBOUT died 13 October 1830, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18645 August 1864
Old Town, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 73.
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