Gilles BROUILLET

(b. 1 September 1714 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 1 April 1764 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gilles BROUILLET was born 1 September 1714 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Gilles BROUILLET was the child of Gilles BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie DUBOIS (maternal) Jean BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Ange CHENIER

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

Gilles married Marguerite ROBERT 3 February 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite ROBERT was born 4 April 1720 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 27 September 1807 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marguerite was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS).

Gilles BROUILLET died 1 April 1764 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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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Gilles BROUILLET married

Marguerite ROBERT-- Date: 3 February 1739 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
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Marguerite ROBERT was the child of Jacques ROBERT and Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Children of Gilles BROUILLET and Marguerite ROBERT:

Marguerite BROUILLETTE (BROUILLET) (b.8 December 1739, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques-Marie PAPINEAU 3 February 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET (b.17 May 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1827, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise LARRIVÉE 22 January 1776 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Ursule BROUILLET (b.29 August 1748, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1817, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Charles GALIPEAU 19 February 1770 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Josephe BROUILLET (b.30 June 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GAUDREAU dit CHAVAUDREUIL 8 May 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROUILLET (b.22 November 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1848, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Michel JETTE 9 February 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1714 Birth
1 September 1714
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Gilles BROUILLET and Marguerite ROBERT 3 February 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite BROUILLETTE (BROUILLET) was born 8 December 1739, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Gilles was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET was born 17 May 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Gilles was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Ursule BROUILLET was born 29 August 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Gilles was 34 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was born 30 June 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Gilles was 40 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROUILLET was born 22 November 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Gilles was 45 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.