Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON

Born

24 June 1777 , Percé, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 July 1829 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

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Born: 24 June 1777 in Percé, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON

Mother: Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume LEBRETON , Mathilde (Michelle) LEBRETHON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine-Marie BOISSEL , Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) abt. 1799 in New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL) was born abt. 1784 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Anne died 25 May 1843 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila).

Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON died 28 July 1829 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON married

Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)
Marriage date: abt. 1799
Marriage place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON and Marie Anne DRYSDALE (DRESDELL)

Jean LEBRETON

Born: 20 April 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1893,

Married: Marguerite BRIDEAU 26 October 1827 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Guillaume LEBRETON dit ROBERT

Born: 27 November 1806, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BASQUE 20 October 1827 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Charlotte LEBRETON

Born: 1 April 1809, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amant CORMIER 14 January 1834 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Sara LEBRETON

Born: 22 December 1811, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 14 October 1876, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Eugene COMEAU 14 January 1834 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Emilie LEBRETON

Born: 10 July 1814, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 18 May 1908, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre Romain THERIAULT 2 January 1834 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Alexandre LEBRETON

Born: 3 April 1820, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 5 March 1891, , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Veronique BREAU (BRAULT) 13 January 1845 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Olivier LEBRETON

Born: 25 December 1822, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre Gregoire LEBRETON

Born: 29 June 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1906, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Anne SONIER 26 September 1848 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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Birth — 1777
24 June 1777
Percé, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism
August 1777 • parish of Saint-Joseph Catholic Church, Carleton, Quebec
Thanks to Deb Thomas Sheldon

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1804 Birth of Child
Jean LEBRETON was born 20 April 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Guillaume LEBRETON dit ROBERT was born 27 November 1806, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEBRETON was born 1 April 1809, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie Sara LEBRETON was born 22 December 1811, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Emilie LEBRETON was born 10 July 1814, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

1820 Birth of Child
Alexandre LEBRETON was born 3 April 1820, , New Brunswick, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Olivier LEBRETON was born 25 December 1822, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Pierre Gregoire LEBRETON was born 29 June 1825, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Guillaume LEBRETON dit ROBERT married 20 October 1827, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite BASQUE

1827 Marriage of Child
Jean LEBRETON married 26 October 1827, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite BRIDEAU