Marie-Scholastique LEMAY

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14 April 1731 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

19 May 1789 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis LEMAY Angélique MORISSET

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Born: 14 April 1731 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Louis LEMAY

Mother: Angélique MORISSET

Paternal grandparents: Charles LEMAY , Louise HOUDE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORISSET , Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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Marie-Scholastique married Joseph BOURGOIN 29 October 1753 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BOURGOIN was born 19 March 1732 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph died 5 June 1793 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Laurent BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine PROULX.

Marie-Scholastique LEMAY died 19 May 1789 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Marie-Scholastique LEMAY married

Joseph BOURGOIN
Marriage date: 29 October 1753
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph BOURGOIN was the child of Laurent BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine PROULX

Children of Joseph BOURGOIN and Marie-Scholastique LEMAY

Joseph BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN)

Born: 28 February 1755, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 16 September 1833, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Cecile MIMAUX 3 October 1779 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Isabelle BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN)

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 October 1825, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX 5 September 1780 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1731
14 April 1731
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Scholastique LEMAY and Joseph BOURGOIN 29 October 1753 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 22 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) was born 28 February 1755, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Scholastique was 23 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) married 3 October 1779, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Cecile MIMAUX

1780 Marriage of Child
Isabelle BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) married 5 September 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre-Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)