Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT)

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11 October 1745 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

1 August 1812 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Antoine BRAULT Agathe LAURENCE

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Born: 11 October 1745 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine BRAULT

Mother: Agathe LAURENCE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR , Madeleine LESIEGE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LAURENCE , Marie-Madeleine MIGNERON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Archange HETU 14 January 1765 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Archange HETU was born 22 November 1747 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Archange died 21 April 1788 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Archange was the child of Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marguerite SAULNIER 2 August 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite SAULNIER was born 17 April 1764 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marguerite was the child of Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) and Madeleine GENEREUX.

Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) died 1 August 1812 in Joliette, 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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Marie-Archange HETU
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Archange HETU was the child of Jean-Baptiste HETU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Archange BRAULT

Born: 11 September 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1827, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine TELMOSSE dit SANSREGRET 6 February 1792 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Anne BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 18 February 1769, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Andre LIENARD dit MONDOR 27 June 1796

Marie-Louise BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 27 July 1772, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis BRAULT

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique CHEVALIER 26 January 1801

Married: Marie-Josephe DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 4 February 1811

Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) married

Marguerite SAULNIER
Marriage date: 2 August 1790
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SAULNIER was the child of Paul SAUNIER dit BEAUSOLEIL (SAULNIER) and Madeleine GENEREUX

Children of Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marguerite SAULNIER

Pierre-Benoni BRAULT

Born: 17 December 1797, Joliette, Lower Canada
Died: 29 December 1845, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Émélie CHAPUT 17 April 1843 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1745
11 October 1745
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Archange HETU 14 January 1765 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Archange BRAULT was born 11 September 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 18 February 1769, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 27 July 1772, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Archange HETU died 21 April 1788, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marguerite SAULNIER 2 August 1790, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 44 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Archange BRAULT married 6 February 1792 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Antoine TELMOSSE dit SANSREGRET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Pierre-Benoni BRAULT was born 17 December 1797, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

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

Death — 1812
1 August 1812
Joliette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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