François BAREAU (BRIAULT)

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25 September 1727 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1817 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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François-Xavier BAREAU Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

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Born: 25 September 1727 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François-Xavier BAREAU

Mother: Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

Paternal grandparents: Jean BAREAU , Jeanne CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SENÉCAL , Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

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François married Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE 13 January 1755 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE was born 20 February 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 6 June 1807 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Paul LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Barbe DUPUIS.

François BAREAU (BRIAULT) died 24 October 1817 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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Spouse & Children of François BAREAU (BRIAULT)

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Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE
Marriage date: 13 January 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE was the child of Paul LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Barbe DUPUIS

Children of François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Born: 25 August 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1848, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: René RIVET 1 July 1776 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Rosalie BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Born: 17 April 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1802, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent DENIGER 31 July 1797 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1727
25 September 1727
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE 13 January 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 25 August 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 29 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 17 April 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 43 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to René RIVET

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie BAREAU (BRIAULT) married 31 July 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Laurent DENIGER

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

1802 Death of Child
Marie-Rosalie BAREAU (BRIAULT) died 6 February 1802, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 74 years old.

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE died 6 June 1807, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1817
24 October 1817
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 90.

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