Marguerite married Antoine BREAU (BRAULT)
13 November 1747
in Port Royal, Acadia
.
The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine BREAU (BRAULT)
was born
16 October 1717
in Port Royal, Acadia .
Antoine died
15 December 1772
in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
Antoine was the child of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE.
Marguerite married (2) Simon CORBEIL
17 January 1774
in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
.
Simon CORBEIL
was born
16 April 1736
in Chambly, Canada, New France .
Simon died
1 July 1778
in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Simon was the child of Simon CORBEIL and Louise CHARTRAND.
Marguerite DOUCET died
29 December 1789
in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Birth — 1724 27 April 1724 Port Royal, Acadia
1747 Marriage / Partner Marguerite DOUCET and Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) 13 November 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
She was 23 years old.
1751 Birth of Child Anne Therese BRAULT was born 4 July 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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.
1770 Marriage of Child Anne Therese BRAULT married 12 February 1770, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX
1772 Death of Spouse/Partner Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) died 15 December 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1774 Marriage / Partner Marguerite DOUCET and Simon CORBEIL 17 January 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
She was 49 years old.
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.
1777 Marriage of Child Marie-Marguerite BRAULT married 20 October 1777, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner Simon CORBEIL died 1 July 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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Antoine BREAU (BRAULT)
Birth — 1724
1747 Marriage / Partner
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.
1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
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