flag male ancestor  Joseph  BRIERE

  (b. 12 December 1747 Cap-Santé, Canada, New France   d. 1 May 1813 Deschambault, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph BRIERE was born 12 December 1747 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Joseph BRIERE was the child of Jean-François BRIERE   and   Marie-Louise CARPENTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste BRIERE and Françoise FOURNEL (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste CARPENTIER and Marie-Françoise GENTIL (GENTY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph  married  Angelique PETIT 4 July 1774 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique PETIT  was born 8 March 1746 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante).  Angelique was the child of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE.

Joseph BRIERE died 1 May 1813 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Joseph BRIERE was a couvreur.
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph BRIERE married flag female ancestor Angelique PETIT-- Date: 4 July 1774 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Angelique PETIT was the child of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE




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birth1747 Birth
12 December 1747
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRIERE and Angelique PETIT 4 July 1774, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 26 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Angelique BRIERE married 19 April 1796, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Francois GALARNEAU
death1813 Death
1 May 1813
Deschambault, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 3/30/2017 7:02:03 AM - Updated: 5/12/2025 5:16:32 PM

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