Marie-Catherine BRIEN

(b. 3 November 1743 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1819 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine BRIEN was born 3 November 1743 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine BRIEN was the child of Julien BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marie-Charlotte DALPE dite PARISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER (maternal) François DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Catherine-Thérèse HAYET

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

Marie-Catherine married Joseph LACOSTE 21 June 1762 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LACOSTE was born 28 June 1732 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joseph died 8 November 1801 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joseph was the child of Louis LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marie-Anne BABIN dite LACROIX.

Marie-Catherine BRIEN died 8 April 1819 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Lacoste Joseph

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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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Marie-Catherine BRIEN married

Joseph LACOSTE-- Date: 21 June 1762 Place: Boucherville, Canada
Joseph LACOSTE was the child of Louis LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marie-Anne BABIN dite LACROIX

Children of Joseph LACOSTE and Marie-Catherine BRIEN:

Jacques LACOSTE (b.11 October 1775, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1857, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Marie NORMANDIN 5 October 1801 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1743 Birth
3 November 1743
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine BRIEN and Joseph LACOSTE 21 June 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 18 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.

1775 Birth of Child
Jacques LACOSTE was born 11 October 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Catherine was 31 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.