Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU

(b. 11 February 1766 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1832 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU was born 11 February 1766 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU was the child of Jean BRAZEAU and Geneviève ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BRAZEAU and Angélique ANDEGRAVE (maternal) Pierre ROY and Geneviève BOULARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 24 January 1791 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT was born 29 September 1775 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 5 January 1845 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Pierre-Amable ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Geneviève TETREAULT.

Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU died 21 June 1832 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Archambault Charlotte

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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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Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU married

Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT-- Date: 24 January 1791 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Pierre-Amable ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Geneviève TETREAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT:

Genevieve BRAZEAU (b.5 April 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 25 April 1847, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Joseph PERREAULT 26 November 1810 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1766 Birth
11 February 1766
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, 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
Jean-Baptiste BRAZEAU and Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 24 January 1791, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Genevieve BRAZEAU was born 5 April 1792, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BRAZEAU married 26 November 1810, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph PERREAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England