Jean-Marie
BRUNEL
Born
16 December 1783
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
27 February 1858
,
Varennes, Canada East
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Born: 16 December 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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Jean-Marie married Marie MESSIER 19 October 1807 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MESSIER was born abt. 1784 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 6 December 1848 in Varennes, Canada East . Marie was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST.
Jean-Marie BRUNEL died 27 February 1858 in Varennes, Canada East .
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Jean-Marie BRUNEL married Marie MESSIER
Marriage date: 19 October 1807
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie MESSIER was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie MESSIERMarriage date: 19 October 1807
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie MESSIER was the child of Jacques MESSIER and Marie-Antoinette PROVOST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Marie BRUNEL and Marie MESSIER
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178316 December 1783
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1807 Marriage / PartnerJean-Marie BRUNEL and Marie MESSIER 19 October 1807, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 23 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildCéleste BRUNEL was born 7 November 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Jean-Marie was 32 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Marriage of ChildCéleste BRUNEL married 8 October 1833, Varennes, Lower Canada to Pierre JARED dit BEAUREGARD
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 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)
1848 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie MESSIER died 6 December 1848, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 185827 February 1858
Varennes, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.
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