Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Born

25 August 1757 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

16 April 1848 , La Prairie, Canada East

Françoise-Catherine married René RIVET 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
René RIVET was born 30 September 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . René died 5 April 1800 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . René was the child of René RIVET and Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Parents of Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Father

François BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Mother

Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

Grandparents of Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Paternal grandparents

François-Xavier BAREAU Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

Maternal grandparents

Paul LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE Barbe DUPUIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) married

René RIVET
Marriage date: 1 July 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
René RIVET was the child of René RIVET and Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of René RIVET and Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Catherine RIVET

Born: 19 December 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Rene-Paul RIVET

Born: 30 June 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1757
25 August 1757
La Prairie, 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 - 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 / Partner
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) and René RIVET 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine RIVET was born 19 December 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Françoise-Catherine was 20 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Rene-Paul RIVET was born 30 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Françoise-Catherine was 21 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)

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
René RIVET died 5 April 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1831 Death of Child
Rene-Paul RIVET died 2 December 1831, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Françoise-Catherine was 74 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1848
16 April 1848
La Prairie, Canada East
She died at the age of 90.

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