Charles BREAU (BRAULT)

(b. 29 February 1728 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 17 May 1810 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Charles BREAU (BRAULT) was born 29 February 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia

Charles BREAU (BRAULT) was the child of René BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie BOURC (BOURG) (maternal) Antoine HÉBERT and Jeanne CORPORON

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Charles married Marie Osithe BELLEMERE 12 February 1760 in Province of Massachusetts Bay . Marie Osithe BELLEMERE was born 5 January 1732 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Osithe died 1 May 1770 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie Osithe was the child of Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Marie LANDRY.

Charles married (2) Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN 24 July 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 31 December 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Madeleine died 9 January 1815 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph BLOUIN and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Charles BREAU (BRAULT) died 17 May 1810 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .

m. Bellemare Marie-Osithe
m. Blouin Madeleine

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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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Charles BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marie Osithe BELLEMERE-- Date: 12 February 1760 Place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Marie Osithe BELLEMERE was the child of Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Marie LANDRY

Children of Charles BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie Osithe BELLEMERE:

Charles BREAU (BRAULT) married

Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN-- Date: 24 July 1770 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was the child of Joseph BLOUIN and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Children of Charles BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN:

Marguerite BRAULT (b.25 July 1779, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1819, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie FOURNIER 13 February 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1728 Birth
29 February 1728
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Charles BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie Osithe BELLEMERE 12 February 1760, , Massachusetts, USA

He was 31 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Charles BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN 24 July 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 42 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Osithe BELLEMERE died 1 May 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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
Marguerite BRAULT was born 25 July 1779, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRAULT married 13 February 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph-Marie FOURNIER

1810 Death
17 May 1810
La Présentation, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.

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