Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born

4 December 1714 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

8 June 1777 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

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Born: 4 December 1714 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

Paternal grandparents: François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) , Marie BOUART

Maternal grandparents: Louis BARIBEAU , Marie-Madeleine FEUILLON (FILION)

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Jeanne married Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE 6 February 1741 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE was born 20 February 1713 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean was the child of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Francoise LECLERC.

Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 8 June 1777 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married

Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE
Marriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Francoise LECLERC

Children of Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Josephte BROUILLETTE

Born: 14 March 1743, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1779, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean CHARBONNEAU 16 January 1758 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Francoise BROUILLETTE

Born: 11 February 1746, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1714
4 December 1714
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Jean BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE 6 February 1741, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Josephte BROUILLETTE was born 14 March 1743, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francoise BROUILLETTE was born 11 February 1746, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne was 31 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephte BROUILLETTE married 16 January 1758 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Jean CHARBONNEAU

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.