François BROSSEAU

Born

10 February 1706 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU)Barbe BOURBON

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Born: 10 February 1706 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU)

Mother: Barbe BOURBON

Paternal grandparents: Denis BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOURBON , Marie-Anne BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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François married Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER 17 October 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER was born 7 June 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte-Suzanne died 17 October 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte-Suzanne was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE.

François BROSSEAU died 3 July 1789 in La Prairie, 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.
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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François BROSSEAU married

Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER
Marriage date: 17 October 1729
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

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Children of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER

François BROSSEAU

Born: 19 September 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) 26 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

Born: abt. 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre BROSSEAU

Born: 21 March 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique LESTAGE 24 November 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis BROSSEAU

Born: 17 August 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise FRECHETTE 5 June 1769 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques BROSSEAU

Born: 22 June 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LEFEBVRE 4 August 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU

Born: 27 January 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Etienne-Jeremie DENEAU (DENIAU) 19 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Laurent BROSSEAU

Born: 10 August 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Toussaint BROSSEAU

Born: 15 October 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU

Born: 26 October 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU

Born: 28 November 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Paul-Francois SENECAL 6 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1706
10 February 1706
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER 17 October 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
François BROSSEAU was born 19 September 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre BROSSEAU was born 21 March 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Louis BROSSEAU was born 17 August 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU was born 22 June 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 31 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU was born 27 January 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 32 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Laurent BROSSEAU was born 10 August 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Toussaint BROSSEAU was born 15 October 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU was born 26 October 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 38 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU was born 28 November 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 47 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU married 19 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Etienne-Jeremie DENEAU (DENIAU)

1759 Marriage of Child
François BROSSEAU married 26 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU married 4 August 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte LEFEBVRE

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre BROSSEAU married 24 November 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angélique LESTAGE

1769 Marriage of Child
Louis BROSSEAU married 5 June 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU married 6 November 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Paul-Francois SENECAL

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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER died 17 October 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
François BROSSEAU died 10 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 79 years old.

Death — 1789
3 July 1789
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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