Louis-Augustin BRIERE

(b. 15 May 1719 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1790 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Augustin BRIERE was born 15 May 1719 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Louis-Augustin BRIERE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIERE dit LABORDE and Françoise BRASSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis BRIERE and Françoise-Marie BIGOT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Jeanne QUELVÉ

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

Louis-Augustin married Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE 4 August 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angélique died 24 October 1796 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU.

Louis-Augustin BRIERE died 18 March 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Louis-Augustin BRIERE married

Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE-- Date: 4 August 1738 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU

Children of Louis-Augustin BRIERE and Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE:

Angélique BRIERE (b.1 February 1743, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GOULET 15 April 1765 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie BRIERE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre THERRIEN 21 October 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Marie BRIERE (b.13 September 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC 11 May 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louise BRIERE (b.24 January 1751, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1837, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Michel LUSSIER 6 February 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1719 Birth
15 May 1719
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Augustin BRIERE and Marie-Angélique PLOUFFE 4 August 1738, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Angélique BRIERE was born 1 February 1743, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Augustin was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie BRIERE was born 13 September 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Augustin was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louise BRIERE was born 24 January 1751, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis-Augustin was 31 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Angélique BRIERE married 15 April 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GOULET

1767 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie BRIERE married 11 May 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC

1769 Marriage of Child
Louise BRIERE married 6 February 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Michel LUSSIER

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.