Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU

(b. 28 November 1753 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1795 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU was born 28 November 1753 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON (maternal) François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

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

Marie-Catherine married Paul-Francois SENECAL 6 November 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul-Francois SENECAL was born 24 April 1751 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Paul-Francois died 27 February 1806 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Paul-Francois was the child of Paul SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise GIROUX.

Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU died 12 July 1795 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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-Catherine BROSSEAU married

Paul-Francois SENECAL-- Date: 6 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul-Francois SENECAL was the child of Paul SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise GIROUX

Children of Paul-Francois SENECAL and Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU:

Marie-Heleonore SENECAL (b.24 December 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 May 1855, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East)
m. Andre FRADET 13 April 1812 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Josette SENECAL (b.19 June 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Maurice JANELLE 22 June 1818 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1753 Birth
28 November 1753
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU and Paul-Francois SENECAL 6 November 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

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)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Heleonore SENECAL was born 24 December 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Josette SENECAL was born 19 June 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Catherine was 36 years old.

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

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