Henri BRASSARD

(b. 26 August 1758 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1829 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Henri BRASSARD was born 26 August 1758 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Henri BRASSARD was the child of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Henri married Marguerite MARTEL 11 November 1779 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite MARTEL was born 25 June 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite was the child of Isidore MARTEL and Marie BOUCHER.

Henri BRASSARD died 1 April 1829 in La Malbaie, 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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Henri BRASSARD married

Marguerite MARTEL-- Date: 11 November 1779 Place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MARTEL was the child of Isidore MARTEL and Marie BOUCHER

Children of Henri BRASSARD and Marguerite MARTEL:

Euphrosine BRASSARD (b.15 October 1780, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Louis TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne BRASSARD (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François TREMBLAY 15 November 1802 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean BRASSARD (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 April 1862, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Scholastique HARVEY 11 November 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henri BRASSARD (b.12 December 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY 20 November 1810 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1758 Birth
26 August 1758
Les Éboulements, 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 - 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Henri BRASSARD and Marguerite MARTEL 11 November 1779, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BRASSARD was born 15 October 1780, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henri was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Henri BRASSARD was born 12 December 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henri was 29 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine BRASSARD married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis TREMBLAY

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BRASSARD married 15 November 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to François TREMBLAY

1810 Marriage of Child
Henri BRASSARD married 20 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean BRASSARD married 11 November 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Scholastique HARVEY

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)