Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born

6 January 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

13 April 1794 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE)Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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Born: 6 January 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Mother: Jeanne BRIEN dite DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents: Jean BRISSET , Marie-Catherine LESIEUR

Maternal grandparents: François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES , Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

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Amable married Marie-Louise CHEVALIER 4 April 1758 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CHEVALIER was born 9 July 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 23 May 1808 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis CHEVALIER and Louise-Catherine DESMARAIS.

Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) died 13 April 1794 in L'Assomption, 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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Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married

Marie-Louise CHEVALIER
Marriage date: 4 April 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise CHEVALIER was the child of Alexis CHEVALIER and Louise-Catherine DESMARAIS

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Marie-Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE 25 January 1778 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1738
6 January 1738
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marie-Louise CHEVALIER 4 April 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 20 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.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 25 January 1778, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE

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)