Jean-Baptiste-Girard BRIAND

(b. May 15, 1731 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. November 26, 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste-Girard BRIAND was born May 15, 1731 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste-Girard BRIAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIAND dit SANSREGRET and Marie-Anne BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRIAND dit SANSREGRET and Anne LAFRANDE (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Thérèse-Marguerite HAREL

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Jean-Baptiste-Girard married Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE) 28 July 1760 in Sorel, Canada . Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE) was born 16 October 1733 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne died 10 May 1772 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jeanne was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Jeanne CABASSIER (CABAZIER).

Jean-Baptiste-Girard BRIAND died November 26, 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE)-- Date: 28 July 1760 Place: Sorel, Canada
Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE) was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Jeanne CABASSIER (CABAZIER)

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My ancestor, Jean-Baptiste Briand Dit Sansregret, was born over 300 years ago in France, circa 1691, the son of Jean-Baptiste Briand and Marie-Anne Baudoin Dit Lafranche. I do not know the year that he arrived in New France, since there is no record of ship passengers during that time period. However, it is believed that he disembarked around 1720 in Montreal. After the war (1701-1714) of the Spanish Succession many peasants rioted in the streets, 'the value of gold went up, that of agricultural and manufacturing products down, incomes shrank, commerce slowed and poverty worsened' (Bernier 32). The life of a peasant in France was hard. Some looked to New France for a better life. Jean-Baptiste most likely set sail in the early spring from the port of La Rochelle. He was originally from the parish of Nanteuil, diocese of Angouleme, France; which today is noted for salt marshes and the production of mussels and oysters. Prior to the war, only a few vessels visited Quebec per year, but ...Read MORE...

1731 Birth
May 15, 1731
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Girard BRIAND and Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE) 28 July 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 29 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne VENNE (VOYNE) died 10 May 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.