Marie-Josephe BROUILLET

Born

30 June 1755 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1819 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Gilles BROUILLET Marguerite ROBERT

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Born: 30 June 1755 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Gilles BROUILLET

Mother: Marguerite ROBERT

Paternal grandparents: Gilles BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ROBERT , Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Marie-Josephe married Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL 8 May 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL was born abt. 1748 in Canada. Louis died 5 January 1832 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .

Marie-Josephe BROUILLET died 12 February 1819 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephe BROUILLET married

Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL
Marriage date: 8 May 1775
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET

François GAUDREAU

Born: 18 April 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Ursule LACROIX 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe GAUDREAU

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: April 1828 , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 11 October 1802

Scholastique GAUDREAU

Born: 20 February 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SENEZ 5 July 1813 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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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 — 1755
30 June 1755
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET and Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL 8 May 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 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.

1779 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 18 April 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

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)

1795 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU was born 20 February 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
François GAUDREAU married 22 February 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Marie Ursule LACROIX

1813 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAUDREAU married 5 July 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Joseph SENEZ

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.