Jean-Baptiste Brassart

     Jean-Baptiste was born on Monday, 18 September 1651 in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Antoine Brassart and Francoise Merry. He was christened there on 21 September 1651 in the Basilica of Notre Dame.¹ A contract was drawn up by Mr. Duquet. for the marriage of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Jeanne Quelue. It was signed on 19 April 1672 in Quebec, Canada..² Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Jeanne Quelue on 26 April 1672 in ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame.³ Jean Baptiste & Marie-Jeanne had children: Marie Jeanne Anne [8/02/1674-12/10/1750][m. 1/11/1694 Pierre Pillott], Marie Madeleine [9/09/1676-6/01/1752][m. 5/04/1711 Paul Chalifoux], Marie Francoise [1/10/1679-1/20/1728][m. 11/22/1700 Pierre Corbin & 2nd 11/23/1712 Jean-Baptiste Briere], Marie Louise [3/18/1681-3/20/1681], Marie Catherine [6/06/1682][m. 10/21/1710 Jean Baptiste Pillotte], Marie Anne [1/17/1685-1/30/1752], Anne Jacqueline [8/31/1987-9/04/1687], Jean Baptiste [3/08/1689-10/01/1749][m. 1/10/1717 Marie-Francoise Huppe dit LaGroix], child [2/11/1691-2/11/1691], Jean Baptiste 1/11/1692-9/20/1753]m. 7/19/1723 Marie Joseph Chalifour], Joseph Jacques [3/12/1694-3/31/1715] & Jean-Marie [4/24/1696].⁴
He was noted as being a member of the bourgeois, or of the middle class. He was also a church warden.⁵ Jean-Baptiste departed this life on Thursday, 21 February 1715 in ville de Quebec at age 63 years, 5 months and 3 days. He was buried there in the Notre Dame Cemetery on Friday, 22 February 1715.⁶ 1716, Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Jeanne were listed on the Canadian Census in ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Marie-Jeanne Queleve [62 years], Jean-Baptiste Brassard [deceased], Jean-Baptiste [27 years][Shoemaker & a church warden of the Cathedral], Jean [22 years], Jean-Marie [18 years].