Thérèse BRUNET

Born

28 July 1728 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1800 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRUNET Angélique SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL

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Born: 28 July 1728 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRUNET

Mother: Angélique SEDILOT dite MONTREUIL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BRUNET , Marie-Catherine COTTIN D'ARRAS

Maternal grandparents: Jean SEDILOT , Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS

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Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 5 February 1750 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 19 August 1716 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Jean-Baptiste died 30 November 1755 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB.

Thérèse married (2) Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY 11 May 1757 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 6 November 1808 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY and Marie-Anne LACHAINE.

Thérèse BRUNET died 3 July 1800 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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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Thérèse BRUNET married

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD
Marriage date: 5 February 1750
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB

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Thérèse BRUNET married

Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 11 May 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jean BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY and Marie-Anne LACHAINE

Children of Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY and Thérèse BRUNET

Marie-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY

Born: 9 April 1758, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1789, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre BOULET (BOULAY) 21 September 1778 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
28 July 1728
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse BRUNET and Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 5 February 1750, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

She was 21 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD died 30 November 1755, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

1757 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse BRUNET and Pierre BUREAU dit SANSOUCY 11 May 1757, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 28 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY was born 9 April 1758, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 29 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-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY married 21 September 1778, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Pierre BOULET (BOULAY)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BUREAU dite SANSOUCY died 15 April 1789, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Thérèse was 60 years old.

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

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

Death — 1800
3 July 1800
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 71.

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