François BROSSEAU

(b. 21 January 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1812 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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François BROSSEAU was born 21 January 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

François BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON (maternal) Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

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

François married Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE 13 October 1760 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 18 May 1821 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Ange GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne LEBER.

François BROSSEAU died 23 June 1812 in La Prairie, 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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François BROSSEAU married

Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 13 October 1760 Place: La Prairie, Canada
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Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Ange GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne LEBER

Children of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE:

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU (b.6 January 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 May 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Basile GIROUX 11 October 1784 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois BROSSEAU (b.20 September 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rosalie BROSSEAU (b.7 July 1766 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1824, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)

Raphael BROSSEAU (b.9 November 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marc BROSSEAU (b.24 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BROSSEAU (b.27 December 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph BROSSEAU (b.6 November 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1858, La Prairie, Canada East )

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1734 Birth
21 January 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE 13 October 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was born 6 January 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 28 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois BROSSEAU was born 20 September 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BROSSEAU was born 7 July 1766 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 32 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Raphael BROSSEAU was born 9 November 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marc BROSSEAU was born 24 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BROSSEAU was born 27 December 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 37 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph BROSSEAU was born 6 November 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU married 11 October 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Basile GIROUX

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

1791 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU died 10 May 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François was 57 years old.

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

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

1812 Death
23 June 1812
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

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