Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU

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7 February 1751 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

12 November 1833 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Pierre BROSSEAU Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 7 February 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BROSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Barbe BOURBON

Maternal grandparents: Claude DENEAU (DENIAU) , Marie POUPARD (POUPART)

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste GUERIN 29 August 1768 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste GUERIN was born 28 February 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Ange GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne LEBER.

Marie-Josephte married (2) Joseph GRANGER 26 May 1789 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GRANGER was born abt. 1767 Joseph died 3 August 1832 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Charles GRANGER and Marguerite LANOUE.

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU died 12 November 1833 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU married

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN
Marriage date: 29 August 1768
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN was the child of Ange GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne LEBER

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Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU married

Joseph GRANGER
Marriage date: 26 May 1789
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GRANGER was the child of Charles GRANGER and Marguerite LANOUE

Children of Joseph GRANGER and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU

Claude GRANGER

Born: 11 February 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 May 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise BRAULT 25 January 1813 Place: L'Acadie, 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 — 1751
7 February 1751
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU and Jean-Baptiste GUERIN 29 August 1768 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU and Joseph GRANGER 26 May 1789, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 38 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Claude GRANGER was born 11 February 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.

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

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Claude GRANGER married 25 January 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Françoise BRAULT

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England