François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA

Born

30 July 1732 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1786 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Age: 63

Parents & Family of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA

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Born: 30 July 1732 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA

Father

François-Joachim BOURASSA

Mother

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

Grandparents of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA

Paternal grandparents

François BOURASSA Marie LEBER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) Marie RIVET

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

François-Albert-Jacques married Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU 25 February 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU was born 31 December 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 27 April 1774 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN.

François-Albert-Jacques married (2) Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 22 May 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was born 18 May 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 23 June 1779 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marguerite BEAUDET.

François-Albert-Jacques married (3) Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 6 November 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 26 February 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Marie-Judith died 29 October 1834 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Marie-Judith was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT and Geneviève-Anne-Charlotte RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD.

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA died 5 February 1786 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne MOQUIN

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU

Marie-Josephte BOURASSA

Born: 24 February 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 September 1822, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAREAU 30 July 1774 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA

Born: 21 July 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1840, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE 21 November 1774 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre GERVAIS 24 September 1792 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Joachim BOURASSA

Born: 20 March 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques-Albert BOURASSA

Born: 6 August 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte PERRAULT 14 July 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Andre BOURASSA

Born: 20 November 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 2 September 1761, La Prairie, Canada

François BOURASSA

Born: 10 January 1762, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 17 March 1858, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Josephte GODIN 12 October 1789 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Born: 27 October 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite BOURASSA

Born: 9 January 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1848, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 10 July 1780 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine VANDAL 18 October 1790 Place: Saint-Luc, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Maurice BROUILLET 18 January 1802 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Hypolite-Apolline BOURASSA

Born: 14 February 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 June 1831, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Geoffroi AUDET dit LAPOINTE 10 January 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Michelle-Archange BOURASSA

Born: 23 May 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 June 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Born: 29 December 1770, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louise BOURASSA

Born: 6 May 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie BOURASSA

Born: 24 April 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA married

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
Marriage date: 22 May 1775
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marguerite BEAUDET

Marriage notes:

Albert Bourassa, widower of Marie Jeanne Brosseau

Marie Anne Lariviere, widow of Jean Baptiste Becet

Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly, Chambly, QC, Canada

Children of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Geneviève BOURASSA

Born: 19 May 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 June 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA married

Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE
Marriage date: 6 November 1780
Marriage place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT and Geneviève-Anne-Charlotte RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD

Marriage notes:

St. Mathieu de Beloeil

Jacques Albert Bourassa listed as the widower of Marie Anne Lariviere

Children of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Geneviève BOURASSA

Born: 29 November 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GAUDREAU 21 November 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Archange BOURASSA

Born: 20 December 1782, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1854, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: François BROUILLET 21 November 1803 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Franciois-Louis BOURASSA

Born: 29 January 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1869, Montebello, Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève PATENAUDE 6 September 1812 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Baptism

Baptism recorded at Notre-Dame-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, Quebec

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1732
30 July 1732
La Prairie, Canada, New France

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA - 1732 Baptism

1732 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU 25 February 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA - 1754 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, Québec

1754 Marriage. Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, Québec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOURASSA was born 24 February 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 22 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA was born 21 July 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 23 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joachim BOURASSA was born 20 March 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 25 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Joachim BOURASSA died 3 August 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jacques-Albert BOURASSA was born 6 August 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Andre BOURASSA was born 20 November 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François BOURASSA was born 10 January 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 29 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOURASSA was born 27 October 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 31 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Felicite BOURASSA was born 9 January 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Albert-Jacques was 32 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Hypolite-Apolline BOURASSA was born 14 February 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 34 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Michelle-Archange BOURASSA was born 23 May 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 36 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOURASSA was born 29 December 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 38 years old.

1771 Death of Child
Michelle-Archange BOURASSA died 17 June 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 38 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louise BOURASSA was born 6 May 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 39 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Rosalie BOURASSA was born 24 April 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 40 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU died 27 April 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOURASSA married 30 July 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LAREAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BOURASSA married 21 November 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE

1775 Marriage / Partner
François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 22 May 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 42 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.

1776

Paroisse - Pointe Levy prem're Compie
Capitaines - François Bourassa
Hommes mariées - 49
Garçons - 48
Total - 97

Source / record details
Captains of militia of the district of Quebec during the invasion of 1776
Quebec During the American Invasion, 1775-1776: The Journal of Francois Baby, Gabriel Taschereau, and Jenkin Williams

1776 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOURASSA was born 19 May 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 43 years old.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE died 23 June 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1779 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Albert BOURASSA married 14 July 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte PERRAULT

1780 Marriage / Partner
François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Judith JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 6 November 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 48 years old.

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA - 1780 Marriage. St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Vercheres, PQ

1780 Marriage. St. Mathieu de Beloeil, Vercheres, PQ

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1780 Marriage of Child
Felicite BOURASSA married 10 July 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

1781 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOURASSA was born 29 November 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Albert-Jacques was 49 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Archange BOURASSA was born 20 December 1782, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François-Albert-Jacques was 50 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Franciois-Louis BOURASSA was born 29 January 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François-Albert-Jacques was 52 years old.