Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT)

Born

22 October 1776 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 November 1863 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)Brigitte LAVIOLETTE

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Born: 22 October 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)

Mother: Brigitte LAVIOLETTE

Paternal grandparents: Armand BREAU (BRAULT) , Marie Madeleine LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE , Brigitte FORTIER

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Geneviève married Augustin LEBLANC 7 August 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin LEBLANC was born 29 May 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 12 February 1852 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Augustin was the child of Cajetan LEBLANC and Marie-Amable MARTIN.

Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) died 26 November 1863 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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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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Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) married

Augustin LEBLANC
Marriage date: 7 August 1797
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Augustin LEBLANC was the child of Cajetan LEBLANC and Marie-Amable MARTIN

Children of Augustin LEBLANC and Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT)

Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC

Born: 20 May 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 11 September 1892, La Présentation, Québec, Canada

Married: Angele GIRARD 25 September 1832 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Cajeton LEBLANC

Born: 17 April 1808, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1892, La Présentation, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Rose (Rosalie) RICHARD 25 September 1838 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1776
22 October 1776
Saint-Ours, 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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) and Augustin LEBLANC 7 August 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC was born 20 May 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Joseph-Cajeton LEBLANC was born 17 April 1808, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC married 25 September 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angele GIRARD

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Cajeton LEBLANC married 25 September 1838, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Rose (Rosalie) RICHARD

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.