Joseph BROSSEAU

Born

23 March 1709 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

24 January 1797 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU)Barbe BOURBON

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Born: 23 March 1709 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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Joseph married Françoise PINSONNEAULT 14 April 1738 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise PINSONNEAULT was born 25 January 1717 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise died 27 August 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise was the child of Jacques PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Elisabeth BOURASSA.

Joseph BROSSEAU died 24 January 1797 in La Prairie, Lower 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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Joseph BROSSEAU married

Françoise PINSONNEAULT
Marriage date: 14 April 1738
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Françoise PINSONNEAULT was the child of Jacques PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Elisabeth BOURASSA

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La-Nativite, Laprairie

Children of Joseph BROSSEAU and Françoise PINSONNEAULT

Joseph BROSSEAU

Born: 3 May 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BEAUVAIS 29 October 1764 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques BROSSEAU

Born: 6 May 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 July 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Catherine BROSSEAU

Born: 5 March 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

Born: 24 February 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1805, Longueuil, Lower Canada

François BROSSEAU

Born: 24 September 1747, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse PERRON 1 May 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
23 March 1709
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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BROSSEAU and Françoise PINSONNEAULT 14 April 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 3 May 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU was born 6 May 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Catherine BROSSEAU was born 5 March 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU was born 24 February 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
François BROSSEAU was born 24 September 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 38 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU married 29 October 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite BEAUVAIS

1775 Marriage of Child
François BROSSEAU married 1 May 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Thérèse PERRON

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise PINSONNEAULT died 27 August 1776, 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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

Death — 1797
24 January 1797
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.

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