François BROSSEAU

Born

19 September 1729 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BROSSEAU Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER

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Born: 19 September 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François BROSSEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER

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

Maternal grandparents: François LEBER , Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

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François married Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) 26 February 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 23 June 1817 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Josephe BOURGERIE (BOURGERY).

François BROSSEAU died 10 December 1785 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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Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD)
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) was the child of Antoine EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Josephe BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

Children of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD)

Marie-Anne BROSSEAU

Born: 21 September 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1840, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Constant-Marie CARTIER 8 February 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine BROSSEAU

Born: 16 December 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julien SARRAZIN dit DEPELTEAU 13 August 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Antoine BROSSEAU

Born: 22 December 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 September 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Louise HÉBERT 6 February 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Marguerite DUFAULT 1 August 1814 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Francois BROSSEAU

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Maxime DUQUET 2 August 1790 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph BROSSEAU

Born: 21 May 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 September 1861, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise MOLLEUR 19 January 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre BROSSEAU

Born: 18 March 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 November 1820, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte TOUGAS 11 November 1799 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1729
19 September 1729
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) 26 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU was born 21 September 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Catherine BROSSEAU was born 16 December 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 31 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Antoine BROSSEAU was born 22 December 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 21 May 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 42 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU married 8 February 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Constant-Marie CARTIER

1780 Birth of Child
Pierre BROSSEAU was born 18 March 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 50 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Catherine BROSSEAU married 13 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Julien SARRAZIN dit DEPELTEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)