Jean-Hilaire BRISSON

Born

21 December 1742 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

9 May 1825 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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François-Charles BRISSON Brigitte TREMBLAY

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Born: 21 December 1742 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: François-Charles BRISSON

Mother: Brigitte TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Charles BRISSON , Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques TREMBLAY , Helene-Agathe LACROIX

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Jean-Hilaire married Marie-Anne ROY 25 January 1773 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne ROY was born 29 July 1738 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 31 May 1822 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Anne was the child of François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER.

Jean-Hilaire BRISSON died 9 May 1825 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Roy Marie-Anne

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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-Anne ROY
Marriage date: 25 January 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne ROY was the child of François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER

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Birth — 1742
21 December 1742
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Hilaire BRISSON and Marie-Anne ROY 25 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 30 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.