Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

Born

abt. 1750 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

29 June 1794 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Age: 46

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Alexis BRO (BRAULT)Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)

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Born: abt. 1750 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Alexis BRO (BRAULT)

Mother: Marguerite BARIAULT (BARIAUT)

Paternal grandparents: François BREAU (BRAULT) , Marie COMEAU

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU 21 November 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU was born 6 August 1752 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Charlotte died 6 March 1825 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU).

Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) died 29 June 1794 in L'Acadie, 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
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Spouse & Children of Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

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Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) married

Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 21 November 1774
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

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La-Nativite, Laprairie, PQ

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU

Charlotte BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 15 July 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1855, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Canada East

Married: Michel LANOUE 15 July 1793 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Joseph CLOUATRE 15 January 1810 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexis BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 16 July 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Apolline-Anastasie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 3 August 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 February 1856, Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Married: Pierre HÉBERT 13 July 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 8 September 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1852, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 13 January 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1841, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU 6 October 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 19 August 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 June 1867, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe HÉBERT 22 September 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Marie MERCIER 27 July 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 5 May 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 September 1839, Henryville, Lower Canada

Married: Louise GRANGER 7 February 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 3 April 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 September 1784, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Elisabeth Isabelle BREAULT

Born: 7 August 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1863, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA

Married: Jean-Baptiste GRANGER 22 February 1802 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Gedeon BREAULT

Born: 25 July 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1866, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Felicite JORDAN (JOURDAIN) dite GOUDREAU 1 August 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Louise-Ursule BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 3 December 1789, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1869, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin ROY 5 January 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Charles HÉBERT 21 August 1809 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 15 May 1792, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1857, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 15 March 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1882, Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Sylvie DUQUET 31 MAY 1813 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU 21 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) - Marriage Nativite de la Prairie de la Magdeleine, Quebec, Canada

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Nativite de la Prairie de la Magdeleine, Quebec, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1775 Birth of Child
Charlotte BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 15 July 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Alexis BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 16 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline-Anastasie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 3 August 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 8 September 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1779 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 13 January 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1780 Birth of Child
Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 19 August 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 5 May 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 3 April 1784 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1785 Birth of Child
Elisabeth Isabelle BREAULT was born 7 August 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1787 Birth of Child
Gedeon BREAULT was born 25 July 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Ursule BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 3 December 1789, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1792 Birth of Child
Louis BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 15 May 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BREAULT (BRAULT) married 15 July 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Michel LANOUE