Joseph BROSSEAU

Born

3 May 1739 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

16 March 1805 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Joseph BROSSEAU Françoise PINSONNEAULT

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Born: 3 May 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BROSSEAU

Mother: Françoise PINSONNEAULT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Barbe BOURBON

Maternal grandparents: Jacques PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Elisabeth BOURASSA

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Joseph married Marguerite BEAUVAIS 29 October 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BEAUVAIS was born 18 December 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 20 August 1821 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph BEAUVAIS and Marie-Marguerite LEMIEUX.

Joseph BROSSEAU died 16 March 1805 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Marguerite Beauvais
29 October 1764
La Prairie

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Marguerite BEAUVAIS
Marriage date: 29 October 1764
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BEAUVAIS was the child of Joseph BEAUVAIS and Marie-Marguerite LEMIEUX

Children of Joseph BROSSEAU and Marguerite BEAUVAIS

Joseph BROSSEAU

Born: 14 September 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Françoise SENECAL 3 October 1791 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
3 May 1739
La Prairie, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BROSSEAU and Marguerite BEAUVAIS 29 October 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 14 September 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 29 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.