Antoine BREAU (BRAULT)

Born

16 October 1717 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 December 1772 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean BREAU (BRAULT)Anne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE

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Born: 16 October 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean BREAU (BRAULT)

Mother: Anne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE

Paternal grandparents: Vincent BREAU (BRAULT) , Marie BOURC (BOURG)

Maternal grandparents: Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE , Jeanne BERNARD

Antoine was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Antoine married Ursule BLANCHARD 31 January 1746 in Port Royal, Acadia . Ursule BLANCHARD was born abt. 1726 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Ursule died 11 February 1747 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Ursule was the child of Charles BLANCHARD and Madeleine GIROUARD.

Antoine married (2) Marguerite DOUCET 13 November 1747 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DOUCET was born 27 April 1724 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 29 December 1789 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Laurent DOUCET and Anne PELLERIN.

Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) died 15 December 1772 in Saint-Ours, 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.
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Spouse & Children of Antoine BREAU (BRAULT)

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Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) married

Ursule BLANCHARD
Marriage date: 31 January 1746
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Ursule BLANCHARD was the child of Charles BLANCHARD and Madeleine GIROUARD

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Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marguerite DOUCET
Marriage date: 13 November 1747
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Laurent DOUCET and Anne PELLERIN

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Children of Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite DOUCET

Anne Therese BRAULT

Born: 4 July 1751, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 14 January 1796, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite BRAULT

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 July 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Claude VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 20 October 1777 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph BRAULT

Born: abt. 1765, American Colonies
Died: 11 January 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe EMERY dite CODERRE 21 November 1791 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1717
16 October 1717
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) and Ursule BLANCHARD 31 January 1746, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 28 years old.

1747 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite DOUCET 13 November 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 30 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule BLANCHARD died 11 February 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1751 Birth of Child
Anne Therese BRAULT was born 4 July 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Antoine was 33 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.