Marie-Françoise MEUNIER

(b. 15 December 1810 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1871 , St-Alexandre-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER was born 15 December 1810 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER was the child of Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Françoise CHABOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Etienne CHABOT and Marie-Agathe THERRIEN

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Marie-Françoise married Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1829 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children. Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 25 December 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Joseph died abt. 1873 in . Joseph was the child of Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU.

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER died 16 March 1871 in St-Alexandre-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada.
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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER married

Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT)-- Date: 13 October 1829 Place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) was the child of Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU

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Children of Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER:

Eleonore BRAULT (BRO) (b.26 September 1830, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph GRANGER 7 May 1860 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Jean-Baptiste BRAULT (b.abt. 1833, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Philomene GOSSELIN 23 February 1857 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Octavie BRAULT (b.26 February 1834, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )

Adelaide BRAULT (b.26 January 1836, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Napoleon BEAUDRY 28 April 1863 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Celina BRAULT (b.11 February 1838, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Moise SURPRENANT 27 August 1860 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Genevieve BRAULT (b.13 April 1840, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Alfred TETREAULT 11 June 1867

Marie Ferdinanda "Ada" BRAULT (b.23 December 1841, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1935, Bennington, Vermont, USA )
m. Jean-Baptiste SASSEVILLE 11 August 1863 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Laurent BRAULT (b.21 September 1843, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Leocadie BENOIT 30 November 1872 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

Sifroid BRAULT (b.30 April 1845, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Florence CHABOT 1 August 1864 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Alfred BRAULT (b.7 June 1847, Henryville, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph BRAULT (b.4 March 1849, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 17 May 1850, Henryville, Lower Canada )

Sergius BRAULT (b.6 September 1851, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 10 April 1852, Henryville, Lower Canada )

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1810 Birth
15 December 1810
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Baptism
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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)

1829 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER and Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1829, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

She was 18 years old.

1829 marriage
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1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Eleonore BRAULT (BRO) was born 26 September 1830, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Marie-Françoise was 19 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Octavie BRAULT was born 26 February 1834, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 23 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Adelaide BRAULT was born 26 January 1836, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 25 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

1838 Birth of Child
Celina BRAULT was born 11 February 1838, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

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

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

1840 Birth of Child
Genevieve BRAULT was born 13 April 1840, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Marie Ferdinanda "Ada" BRAULT was born 23 December 1841, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

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

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

1843 Birth of Child
Laurent BRAULT was born 21 September 1843, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Sifroid BRAULT was born 30 April 1845, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 34 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Alfred BRAULT was born 7 June 1847, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 36 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Joseph BRAULT was born 4 March 1849, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 38 years old.

1850 Death of Child
Joseph BRAULT died 17 May 1850, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 39 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Sergius BRAULT was born 6 September 1851, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 40 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Death of Child
Sergius BRAULT died 10 April 1852, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Marie-Françoise was 41 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRAULT married 23 February 1857, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Philomene GOSSELIN

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage of Child
Eleonore BRAULT (BRO) married 7 May 1860, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Joseph GRANGER

1860 Marriage of Child
Celina BRAULT married 27 August 1860, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada to Moise SURPRENANT

1863 Marriage of Child
Adelaide BRAULT married 28 April 1863, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Napoleon BEAUDRY

1863 Marriage of Child
Marie Ferdinanda "Ada" BRAULT married 11 August 1863, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Jean-Baptiste SASSEVILLE

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Sifroid BRAULT married 1 August 1864, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Florence CHABOT

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.