Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS

Born

29 August 1733 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

23 October 1812 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Father: Claude BOURGEOISMother: Marie LEBLANC View parent relationships

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Born: 29 August 1733 in Port Royal, Acadia

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Parents of Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS

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Father

Claude BOURGEOIS

Mother

Marie LEBLANC

GRANDPARENTS

Grandparents of Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS

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Paternal grandparents

Germain BOURGEOIS Madeleine DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEBLANC Madeleine BOURG

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Joseph-Abel was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Joseph-Abel married Marguerite DOUCET 28 September 1767 American Colonies . Marguerite DOUCET was born 18 March 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marguerite died 29 December 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph DOUCET and Marie Anne BOURG.

Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS died 23 October 1812 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Doucet Marguerite

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS

Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS married

Marguerite DOUCET
Marriage date: 28 September 1767
Marriage place: American Colonies
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Joseph DOUCET and Marie Anne BOURG

Children of Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite DOUCET

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1733
29 August 1733
Port Royal, Acadia

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Abel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite DOUCET 28 September 1767, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

He was 34 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.