Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

Born

abt. 1745 , Acadia, Canada

Died

4 November 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean Pierre BREAU (BRAULT)Josephte Jeanne DUPUIS

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Born: abt. 1745 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean Pierre BREAU (BRAULT)

Mother: Josephte Jeanne DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) , Anne LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents: Germain DUPUIS , Marie GRANGER

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Marguerite married Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) abt. 1767 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) was born abt. 1746 in Canada. Alexis died 11 December 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.

Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT) died 4 November 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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 Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

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Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT) married

Alexis CHAINE (CHENET)
Marriage date: abt. 1767
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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Marié avant 1767 à Boston, Suffolk, cté Massachusetts, USA réhabilitation du mariage 1767-09-06 L'Assomption

Children of Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) and Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 18 February 1768, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1855, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD 21 January 1799 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Scholastique CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 23 January 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Cajetan LEBLANC 22 September 1794 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 12 September 1774, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET 26 September 1808 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 29 April 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 September 1857, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Françoise GAUDET 5 October 1801 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Agathe GIROUARD 30 October 1809 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marthe CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 April 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Charles GAUDET 27 July 1801 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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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 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET) was born 18 February 1768, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1773 Birth of Child
Scholastique CHAINE (CHENET) was born 23 January 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1774 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET) was born 12 September 1774, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) was born 29 April 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Scholastique CHAINE (CHENET) married 22 September 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Cajetan LEBLANC

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET) married 21 January 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marthe CHAINE (CHENET) married 27 July 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles GAUDET

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHAINE (CHENET) married 5 October 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Françoise GAUDET

1808 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET) married 26 September 1808, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET