flag male ancestor  Jean Baptiste "John"  ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"

  (b. 29 July 1791 Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 5 August 1864 Old Town, Maine, USA )  

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Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" was born 29 July 1791 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" was the child of Joseph ROUSSEAU   and   Madeleine POULIOT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) (maternal)  François POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT

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Jean Baptiste "John"  married  Marie-Petronille GODBOUT 24 November 1817 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT  was born abt. 1791 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte).  Marie-Petronille died 13 October 1830 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte).  Marie-Petronille was the child of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND.

Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" died 5 August 1864 in Old Town, Maine, USA.
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"

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Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" married flag female ancestor Marie-Petronille GODBOUT-- Date: 24 November 1817 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
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Marie-Petronille GODBOUT was the child of Francois-Joseph GODBOUT and Felicite LEBLOND




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Children of Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUT:

flag female ancestor Euphemie ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1825, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada   d. 24 February 1898, Saint-Paul-du-Nord, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada)
m. David TREMBLAY 1850 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)



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birth1791 Birth
29 July 1791
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
marriage1817 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" and Marie-Petronille GODBOUT 24 November 1817, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 26 years old.
1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Petronille GODBOUT died 13 October 1830, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1864 Death
5 August 1864
Old Town, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 73.
Added: 1/1/2025 11:30:10 PM - Updated: 1/1/2025 11:38:45 PM

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