Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Jean Baptiste  BREAU (BRAULT)

  (b. abt. 1748 Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia   d. 31 October 1809 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) was born abt. 1748 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) was the child of Armand BREAU (BRAULT)   and   Marie Madeleine LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne LEBLANC (maternal)  François LEBLANC and Jeanne HÉBERT

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


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

Jean Baptiste  married  Brigitte LAVIOLETTE 4 November 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE  was born 15 February 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).  Brigitte died 27 July 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Brigitte was the child of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER.

Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) died 31 October 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Family and Children of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)

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Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) married flag female ancestor Brigitte LAVIOLETTE-- Date: 4 November 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE was the child of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER




Children of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE:

flag female ancestor Marguerite BRAULT (b.18 October 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )
m. André CHAPDELAINE 4 February 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Brigitte BRAULT (b.15 September 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 13 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) (b.22 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 26 November 1863, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Augustin LEBLANC 7 August 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) (b.8 September 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 13 May 1852, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephte RICHARD 3 June 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe BRAULT (BREAULT) (b.16 August 1783, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 28 May 1850, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Joseph BOUSQUET 4 October 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Charles BRAULT (b.3 November 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. , )
m. Marie-Louise LOISEAU 19 July 1819 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Desanges-Archange BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) (b.7 January 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 18 February 1863, Amhertsburg, Canada West)
m. Joseph RICHARD 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada



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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.
marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE 4 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRAULT was born 18 October 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was born 15 September 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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
Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) was born 22 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) was born 8 September 1778, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BRAULT (BREAULT) was born 16 August 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT married 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRAULT married 4 February 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to André CHAPDELAINE
1793 Birth of Child
Charles BRAULT was born 3 November 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BREAU (BRAULT) married 7 August 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin LEBLANC
1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges-Archange BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) was born 7 January 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) married 3 June 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte RICHARD
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BRAULT (BREAULT) married 4 October 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOUSQUET
1803 Death of Child
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT died 13 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
death1809 Death
31 October 1809
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Added: 3/25/2009 2:24:06 PM - Updated: 1/25/2022 3:31:18 PM

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