flag male ancestor  Etienne  BROCHU

  (b. 29 July 1794 Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 15 September 1867 St-Isidore-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada )  

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Etienne BROCHU was born 29 July 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Etienne BROCHU was the child of Joseph-Jean BROCHU   and   Marie-Anne POLIQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste BROCHU and Marie-Elisabeth-Agathe ROY (maternal)  Jacques POLIQUIN and Marie COTE

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Etienne  married  Marguerite PHANEUF 21 January 1823 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite PHANEUF  was born 29 September 1800 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ.

Etienne BROCHU died 15 September 1867 in St-Isidore-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, 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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Family and Children of Etienne BROCHU

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Etienne BROCHU married flag female ancestor Marguerite PHANEUF-- Date: 21 January 1823 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marguerite PHANEUF was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ




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Children of Etienne BROCHU and Marguerite PHANEUF:

flag male ancestor Edouard BROCHU (b.abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor André BROCHU (b.21 February 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. , )

flag female ancestor Leocadie BROCHU (b.28 March 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 26 March 1922, Ste-Luce-de-Disraeli, Wolfe, Quebec, Canada)

flag male ancestor Jacob BROCHU (b.abt. 1840, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Olympe BROCHU (b.abt. 1841, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Christine BROCHU (b.7 January 1841, Sainte-Marie, Canada East   d. , )

flag male ancestor Simeon BROCHU (b.14 May 1844, St-Anselme-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada  d. , )



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birth1794 Birth
29 July 1794
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BROCHU and Marguerite PHANEUF 21 January 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
André BROCHU was born 21 February 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 32 years old.
1829 Birth of Child
Leocadie BROCHU was born 28 March 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 34 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 Birth of Child
Christine BROCHU was born 7 January 1841, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Etienne was 46 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of Child
Simeon BROCHU was born 14 May 1844, St-Anselme-de-Lauzon, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Etienne was 49 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Added: 4/28/2021 8:37:18 AM - Updated: 4/28/2021 8:45:10 AM

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