Michel-Ignace BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born

5 December 1749 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1817 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL

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Born: 5 December 1749 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL

Paternal grandparents: Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE , Marie-Catherine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ)

Maternal grandparents: Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL , Marie-Anne TOUTANT

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Michel-Ignace married Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER 8 February 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER was born 10 September 1754 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Noël CARPENTIER and Marie-Louise COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE).

Michel-Ignace BRISSET (BRISSETTE) died 13 December 1817 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER
Marriage date: 8 February 1773
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER was the child of Noël CARPENTIER and Marie-Louise COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

Children of Michel-Ignace BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER

Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 9 November 1773, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CANTIN 24 September 1792 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 24 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HUBERT 7 January 1799 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 5 October 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 6 December 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 August 1838,

Married: Marie LAVOIE 25 July 1803 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Judith BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 28 February 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 25 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 15 December 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Born: 23 February 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1749
5 December 1749
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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
Michel-Ignace BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marie-Josephte CARPENTIER 8 February 1773 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 9 November 1773, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 23 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 24 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Ignace was 25 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 5 October 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 29 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 6 December 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 28 February 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 35 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 25 November 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 15 December 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 38 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 24 September 1792, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CANTIN

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 23 February 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Michel-Ignace was 43 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 7 January 1799, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste HUBERT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married 25 July 1803 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie LAVOIE