flag male ancestor  Joseph  BRISSON

  (b. 4 September 1754 L'Assomption, Canada, New France   d. 30 November 1815 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph BRISSON was born 4 September 1754 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Joseph BRISSON was the child of Mathurin BRISSON   and   Marie-Josephte JANSON dite LAPALME and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Sebastien BRISSON dit LAROCHE and Marie-Marguerite LARIVIERE (maternal)  Christophe JANSON dit LAPALME and Marie-Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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Joseph  married  Marie-Barbe RIOPEL 26 September 1780 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Barbe RIOPEL  was born 1 August 1757 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Barbe died 7 May 1847 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Barbe was the child of Joseph RIOPEL and Marie JULIEN.

Joseph BRISSON died 30 November 1815 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph BRISSON married flag female ancestor Marie-Barbe RIOPEL-- Date: 26 September 1780  Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Barbe RIOPEL was the child of Joseph RIOPEL and Marie JULIEN




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birth1754 Birth
4 September 1754
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRISSON and Marie-Barbe RIOPEL 26 September 1780 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Joseph BRISSON dit LAROCHE was born 15 August 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 26 years old.
1788 Birth of Child
Francois BRISSON dit LAROCHE was born 28 March 1788, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Basile BRISSON dit LAROCHE was born 11 March 1791, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 36 years old.
1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRISSON dite LAROCHE was born 23 May 1795, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Pierre BRISSON LAROCHE was born 25 October 1797, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.
1799 Birth of Child
Jacques BRISSON dit LAROCHE was born 3 July 1799, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 44 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Solange BRISSON dite LAROCHE was born 15 February 1801, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 46 years old.
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Francois BRISSON dit LAROCHE married 14 October 1811 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada to Marie LEBEAU
death1815 Death
30 November 1815
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 61.
Added: 2/7/2019 1:09:46 PM - Updated: 2/14/2019 1:36:51 PM

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