François BROSSEAU

(b. 10 February 1706 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BROSSEAU was born 10 February 1706 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

François BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT (maternal) Jean BOURBON and Marie-Anne BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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François married Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER 17 October 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER was born 7 June 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte-Suzanne died 17 October 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte-Suzanne was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE.

François BROSSEAU died 3 July 1789 in La Prairie, 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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François BROSSEAU married

Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER-- Date: 17 October 1729 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

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Children of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER:

François BROSSEAU (b.19 September 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD) 26 February 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU (b.abt. 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre BROSSEAU (b.21 March 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Angélique LESTAGE 24 November 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis BROSSEAU (b.17 August 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise FRECHETTE 5 June 1769 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques BROSSEAU (b.22 June 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LEFEBVRE 4 August 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU (b.27 January 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Etienne-Jeremie DENEAU (DENIAU) 19 February 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Laurent BROSSEAU (b.10 August 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Toussaint BROSSEAU (b.15 October 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU (b.26 October 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU (b.28 November 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1795, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Paul-Francois SENECAL 6 November 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1706 Birth
10 February 1706
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
François BROSSEAU and Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER 17 October 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
François BROSSEAU was born 19 September 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre BROSSEAU was born 21 March 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Louis BROSSEAU was born 17 August 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU was born 22 June 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 31 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU was born 27 January 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 32 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Laurent BROSSEAU was born 10 August 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Toussaint BROSSEAU was born 15 October 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BROSSEAU was born 26 October 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 38 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU was born 28 November 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 47 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU married 19 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Etienne-Jeremie DENEAU (DENIAU)

1759 Marriage of Child
François BROSSEAU married 26 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Jacques BROSSEAU married 4 August 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte LEFEBVRE

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre BROSSEAU married 24 November 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angélique LESTAGE

1769 Marriage of Child
Louis BROSSEAU married 5 June 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU married 6 November 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Paul-Francois SENECAL

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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte-Suzanne LEBER died 17 October 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
François BROSSEAU died 10 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 79 years old.

1789 Death
3 July 1789
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: - Updated: 9/26/2019 10:13:01 AM