Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT)

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24 December 1824 , Henryville, Lower Canada

Died

30 June 1879 , Aurora, Kansas, USA

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Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT)Marie-Sylvie DUQUET

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Born: 24 December 1824 in Henryville, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT)

Mother: Marie-Sylvie DUQUET

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) , Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Andre DUQUET , Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Gédéon was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1870.

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Gédéon married Emilie GIRARD 13 October 1845 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Emilie GIRARD was born 24 September 1826 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Emilie died 2 February 1851 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Emilie was the child of Moise GIRARD and Melanise FORTIN.

Gédéon married (2) Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE 1 August 1854 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE was born abt. 1834 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Celina died abt. 1880 in Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely). Celina was the child of Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Justine BERNIER.

Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) died 30 June 1879 in Aurora, Kansas, USA.
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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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Emilie GIRARD
Marriage date: 13 October 1845
Marriage place: Henryville, Canada East
Emilie GIRARD was the child of Moise GIRARD and Melanise FORTIN

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Children of Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) and Emilie GIRARD

Gedeon BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 17 November 1846, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Émilie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 4 January 1848, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 2 February 1851, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilie PETIT 29 January 1872 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) married

Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE
Marriage date: 1 August 1854
Marriage place: Henryville, Canada East
Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE was the child of Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Justine BERNIER

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Children of Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) and Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE

Sigefroie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 23 September 1855, Joliet, Illinois, USA
Died: 6 December 1913, , Kansas, USA

Married: Marguerite MOISSANT (MOISANT) 12 January 1875 Place: , Illinois, USA

Roseanna BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 14 January 1857, Aurora, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 November 1889, Aurora, Kansas, USA

Married: Pierre Joseph MOISANT 1873 Place: Aurora, Illinois, USA

Ferdinand "Ferd" BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: February 1861, , Illinois, USA
Died: 15 February 1925, Aurora, Kansas, USA

Married: Agness D DEMARS 14 November 1880

Etienne "Stephen" BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 10 January 1862, , Illinois, USA
Died: 10 July 1905, Aurora, Kansas, USA

Married: Louisa DEMARS 20 November 1882

Joséphine Marie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 13 April 1865, , Illinois, USA
Died: 28 May 1925, Aurora, Kansas, USA

Married: Noel Joseph GENNETTE 29 October 1883 Place: , Kansas, USA

Louis BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 23 January 1866, , Illinois, USA
Died: 23 January 1866, , Illinois, USA

Philippe BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: abt. 1870, , Illinois, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1824
24 December 1824
Henryville, Lower Canada

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) and Emilie GIRARD 13 October 1845, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 20 years old.

Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) - Name: Emilie Girard Spouse: Gideon Breau Event: Mariage (Marriage) Marriage Year: 1845 Marriage Location: Henryville, Québec (Quebec) Place of Wo

Name: Emilie Girard
Spouse: Gideon Breau
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1845
Marriage Location: Henryville, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-George-de-Noyan

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1846 Birth of Child
Gedeon BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 17 November 1846, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gédéon was 21 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Marie-Émilie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 4 January 1848, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gédéon was 23 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 2 February 1851, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gédéon was 26 years old.

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emilie GIRARD died 2 February 1851, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

1854 Marriage / Partner
Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) and Celina TALON dite LESPERANCE 1 August 1854, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 29 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Sigefroie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 23 September 1855, Joliet, Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 30 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Roseanna BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 14 January 1857, Aurora, Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 32 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Birth of Child
Ferdinand "Ferd" BREAULT (BRAULT) was born February 1861, , Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 36 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Etienne "Stephen" BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 10 January 1862, , Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 37 years old.

1863 Civil War Draft Registration
Name: G Brault
Residence: Manteno, Illinois
Class: 2
Congressional District: 6th
Age on 1 July 1863: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Race: White
Place of Birth: Canada

Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Joséphine Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 13 April 1865, , Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 40 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Louis BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 23 January 1866, , Illinois, USA

Gédéon was 41 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Sumner, Kankakee, Illinios
name: Gedeon Brault
estimated birth year: 1825
gender: Male
age in 1870: 45y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Canada
home in 1870: Illinois, United States
Household Gender Age
Gedeon Brault M 45y
Celina Brault F 37y
Sifrois Brault M 14y
Rosanna Brault F 13y
Ferdinand Brault M 10y
Stephen Brault M 9y
Josephine Brault F 3y
Philip Brault M 3m
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1872 Marriage of Child
Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT) married 29 January 1872, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Emilie PETIT

1875 Marriage of Child
Sigefroie BREAULT (BRAULT) married 12 January 1875, , Illinois, USA to Marguerite MOISSANT (MOISANT)

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.