Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT)

(b. 14 May 1821 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 24 December 1872 , Spencer, Massachusetts, USA )

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Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 14 May 1821 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) was the child of Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Sylvie DUQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Marie-Charlotte BROSSEAU (maternal) Andre DUQUET and Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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

Pierre married Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE 27 September 1842 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE was born abt. 1825 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anastasie was the child of Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne TROY (TROIS) dite LAFRANCHISE.

Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) died 24 December 1872 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.
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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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Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) married

Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE-- Date: 27 September 1842 Place: Henryville, Canada East
Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE was the child of Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne TROY (TROIS) dite LAFRANCHISE

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Children of Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE:

Pierre BREAULT (BROUGH) (b.3 December 1843, Henryville, Canada East d. , )

Marie BREAULT (BROUGH) (b.20 August 1845, Henryville, Canada East d. 31 October 1863, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)

Edouard BREAULT (BROUGH) (b.21 May 1847, Henryville, Canada East d. , )

Joseph BROUGH (b.abt. 1850, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Daniel BROUGH (b.abt. 1852, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Louis Napoleon BROUGH (b.2 March 1855, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Theodore BROUGH (b.20 December 1857, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1821 Birth
14 May 1821
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) - Name: Pierre Bro Event: Baptême (Baptism) Baptism Year: 1821 Baptism Location: L`Acadie, Québec (Quebec) Place of Worship or Institution: Ste-Marg

Name: Pierre Bro
Event: Baptême (Baptism)
Baptism Year: 1821
Baptism Location: L`Acadie, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1842 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Anastasie LAROCQUE 27 September 1842, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 21 years old.

Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) - Name: Pierre Briault [Piene Briault] Spouse: Anastasie Laroque Event: Mariage (Marriage) Marriage Year: 1842 Marriage Location: Henryville, Québ

Name: Pierre Briault
[Piene Briault]
Spouse: Anastasie Laroque
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1842
Marriage Location: Henryville, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-George-de-Noyan

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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Pierre BREAULT (BROUGH) was born 3 December 1843, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Marie BREAULT (BROUGH) was born 20 August 1845, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Edouard BREAULT (BROUGH) was born 21 May 1847, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 - Leicester, Massachusetts
Name: Peter Brough
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1850: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 238
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Brough 26
Mary Brough 22
Peter Brough 7
Mary Brough 5
Joseph Brough 1

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1855 Birth of Child
Louis Napoleon BROUGH was born 2 March 1855, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Theodore BROUGH was born 20 December 1857, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 36 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1863 Death of Child
Marie BREAULT (BROUGH) died 31 October 1863, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 42 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - Spencer, Massachusetts
Name: Peter Bro
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birth Place: Canada
Residence: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Enumeration Year: 1865
Age: 43
Household number: 605
Reel Number: 36
Volume Number: 40
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Bro 43
Anna R Bro 40
Peter Bro 20
Joseph Bro 14
Daniel Bro 12
Napolean Bro 10
Theodore Bro 7

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 - Spencer, Massachusetts
Name: Peter Brough
Age in 1870: 48
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 160
Home in 1870: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: No Occupation
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Personal Estate Value: 300
Real Estate Value: 4000
Inferred Spouse: Ann Brough
Inferred Children: Peter Brough
Joseph Brough
Daniel Brough
Napoleon Brough
Theodore Brough
Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Brough 48
Ann Brough 45
Peter Brough 24
Joseph Brough 20
Daniel Brough 18
Napoleon Brough 15
Theodore Brough 13
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Peter Brough
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Birth Date: abt 1821
Birth Place: Canada
Death Date: 24 Dec 1872
Death Place: Spencer, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Peter Brough
Mother: Mary Brough

New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
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1891 Marieville, Quebec, Canada
Name: Pierre Breault
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Enselie Breault
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 183
District: Rouville
Subdistrict: Marieville Village
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Household Members:
Name Age
Pierre Breault 69
Enselie Breault 58
Domitilde Senez 72
Rock Brault 23
Anna Brault 20
Arthur Brault 16
Paul Brault 14
Cleophas Brault 11
1891 Canadian Census
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