Jean-Pierre BRUNEL

(b. 1 April 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Pierre BRUNEL was born 1 April 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Pierre BRUNEL was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Angélique BARABÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Thérèse BOUVIER

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Jean-Pierre married Marguerite BOUSQUET 25 September 1769 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite BOUSQUET was born 3 August 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 6 September 1805 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite was the child of Claude BOUSQUET and Marie-Marguerite HÉBERT.

Jean-Pierre BRUNEL died 5 September 1790 in Varennes, 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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Jean-Pierre BRUNEL married

Marguerite BOUSQUET-- Date: 25 September 1769 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BOUSQUET was the child of Claude BOUSQUET and Marie-Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Jean-Pierre BRUNEL and Marguerite BOUSQUET:

Jean-Pierre BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) (b.18 August 1772, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe LUSSIER 11 April 1796 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Jacques-Pierre BRUNELLE (b.30 September 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte BROUSSEAU 22 November 1802 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1752 Birth
1 April 1752
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Pierre BRUNEL and Marguerite BOUSQUET 25 September 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 17 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Pierre BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) was born 18 August 1772, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Pierre was 20 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Jacques-Pierre BRUNELLE was born 30 September 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Pierre was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)