Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU

(b. 24 August 1715 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1784 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU was born 24 August 1715 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU was the child of Pierre BRUNEAU and Catherine CHAPELAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BRUNEAU and Marie PREVOST (maternal) Bernard CHAPELAIN and Eleonore MOUILLARD

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Louis-Joseph married Josephte BRUNET 5 February 1742 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte BRUNET was born 2 August 1712 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Josephte died 17 September 1778 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Josephte was the child of François BRUNET and Louise LETARTRE (LETARTE).

Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU died 17 November 1784 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU married

Josephte BRUNET-- Date: 5 February 1742 Place: Grondines, Canada, New France
Josephte BRUNET was the child of François BRUNET and Louise LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Children of Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU and Josephte BRUNET:

Joseph BRUNEAU (b.21 November 1742, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1826, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique LEPREUX dite MONTOIS 20 June 1768 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francoise BRUNEAU (b.5 October 1746, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. François-Amable DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX 17 August 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte BRUNEAU (b.12 March 1750, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1827, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques DAIGLE 24 September 1770 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Judith BRUNEAU (b.14 April 1756, Grondines, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Louis TETREAULT 7 November 1774 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
24 August 1715
Champlain, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph BRUNEAU and Josephte BRUNET 5 February 1742, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU was born 21 November 1742, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Louis-Joseph was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francoise BRUNEAU was born 5 October 1746, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BRUNEAU was born 12 March 1750, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Judith BRUNEAU was born 14 April 1756, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Louis-Joseph was 40 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Francoise BRUNEAU married 17 August 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Amable DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX

1768 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRUNEAU married 20 June 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angelique LEPREUX dite MONTOIS

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BRUNEAU married 24 September 1770, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jacques DAIGLE

1774 Marriage of Child
Judith BRUNEAU married 7 November 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Louis TETREAULT

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.