flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

  (b. 4 November 1746 Sorel, Canada, New France   d. 15 February 1821 Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 4 November 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE   and   Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) (maternal)  Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT

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Marie-Josephe  married  Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE) 8 April 1766 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE)  was born 27 April 1742 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Joseph died 28 December 1784 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie RAINVILLE and Marguerite CAYA (CAILLA).

Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) died 15 February 1821 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) married flag male ancestor Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE)-- Date: 8 April 1766  Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE) was the child of Joseph-Marie RAINVILLE and Marguerite CAYA (CAILLA)




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birth1746 Birth
4 November 1746
Sorel, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE) 8 April 1766 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 19 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Rene RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) was born 30 March 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Pierre RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) was born 17 January 1776, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.
1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) was born 11 June 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 31 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Amable RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) was born 5 March 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.
1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph RAINVILLE (DERAINVILLE) died 28 December 1784, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) was born 6 May 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 38 years old.
marriage1789 Marriage of Child
Josephte RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) married 12 January 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Joseph DENIS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Rene RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) married 18 January 1796 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève AURE
marriage1800 Marriage of Child
Pierre RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) married 13 October 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) married 24 January 1803, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre GODIN
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Amable RAINVILLE (DRAINVILLE) married 10 August 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Judith BOUCHER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1821 Death
15 February 1821
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 74.
Added: 9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/13/2015 9:05:50 AM

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