Joseph BRIERE

(b. 24 October 1706 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1769 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BRIERE was born 24 October 1706 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph BRIERE was the child of Charles BRIERE and Marie-Anne PLEAU dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BRIERE and Jeanne GRANDIN (maternal) Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE 16 February 1736 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE was born 14 September 1709 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Jeanne died 9 May 1779 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of François LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise MATTE.

Joseph BRIERE died 1 May 1769 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph BRIERE married

Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE-- Date: 16 February 1736 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE was the child of François LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise MATTE

Children of Joseph BRIERE and Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE:

Joseph-Marie BRIERE (b.3 March 1744, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1775, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BERNARD 8 February 1762 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1706 Birth
24 October 1706
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRIERE and Marie-Jeanne LAROCHE 16 February 1736, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 29 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BRIERE was born 3 March 1744, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BRIERE married 8 February 1762, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Anne BERNARD

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.