flag male ancestor  Joseph  BROSSEAU

  (b. 21 May 1772 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 1 September 1861 Iberville, Canada East )  

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Joseph BROSSEAU was born 21 May 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BROSSEAU was the child of François BROSSEAU   and   Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER (maternal)  Antoine EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Josephe BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

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Joseph  married  Marie-Louise MOLLEUR 19 January 1796 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MOLLEUR  was born 25 August 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Louise died 7 August 1839 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury).  Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND and Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Joseph BROSSEAU died 1 September 1861 in Iberville, Canada East .
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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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Joseph BROSSEAU married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise MOLLEUR-- Date: 19 January 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise MOLLEUR was the child of Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND and Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE




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birth1772 Birth
21 May 1772
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise MOLLEUR 19 January 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 23 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was born 15 November 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 25 years old.
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
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU married 9 May 1826, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre TREMBLAY
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MOLLEUR died 7 August 1839, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)
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)
1851 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU died 31 July 1851, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Joseph was 79 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.
death1861 Death
1 September 1861
Iberville, Canada East

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 12/21/2023 10:33:35 AM - Updated: 12/21/2023 10:36:33 AM

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