Marie-Brigitte BRAULT

(b. 15 September 1774 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1803 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was born 15 September 1774 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Armand BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie Madeleine LEBLANC (maternal) Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER

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

Marie-Brigitte married Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 December 1759 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph died 7 March 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN.

Marie-Brigitte BRAULT died 13 April 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Pion Joseph

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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-Brigitte BRAULT married

Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 10 October 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT:

Jean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE (b.29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Brigitte PION dite FONTAINE (b.8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph PION dit FONTAINE (b.19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

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1774 Birth
15 September 1774
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT and Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE was born 29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Brigitte was 17 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Brigitte PION dite FONTAINE was born 8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Brigitte was 20 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Joseph PION dit FONTAINE was born 19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Brigitte was 21 years old.

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