Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU

Born

28 February 1727 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1792 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Gabriel BRAZEAU Angélique ANDEGRAVE

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Born: 28 February 1727 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel BRAZEAU

Mother: Angélique ANDEGRAVE

Paternal grandparents: Charles BRAZEAU , Geneviève QUENNEVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HANDGRAVE (ANDEGRAVE) dit CHAMPAGNE , Marie GUERTIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte-Marie HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS 19 May 1749 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte-Marie HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was born 2 February 1723 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Josephte-Marie was the child of Gabriel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN.

Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU died 3 January 1792 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Josephte-Marie HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS
Marriage date: 19 May 1749
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte-Marie HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was the child of Gabriel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS and Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN

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Marie-Josephte BRAZEAU

Born: 31 January 1753, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Ambroise PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE 20 January 1772 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Desanges BRAZEAU

Born: 3 June 1763, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GRENIER 17 February 1783 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
28 February 1727
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Josephte-Marie HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS 19 May 1749, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BRAZEAU was born 31 January 1753, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Desanges BRAZEAU was born 3 June 1763, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BRAZEAU married 20 January 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Ambroise PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE

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.