Jean Baptiste BOURQUE

Born

abt. 1740 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1820 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean Baptiste BOURG Marie Anne THÉRIAULT

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Born: abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste BOURG

Mother: Marie Anne THÉRIAULT

Paternal grandparents: Michel BOURG , Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: Claude THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) , Marguerite CORMIER

Jean Baptiste 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

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Jean Baptiste married Marie HEBERT 15 February 1761 in Acadie . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie HEBERT was born 24 July 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Marie was the child of Joseph HEBERT and Marie CHIASSON.

Jean Baptiste married (2) Anne BELIVEAU February 1786 in Canada . Anne BELIVEAU was born abt. 1740 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . Anne died 15 January 1820 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Anne was the child of Louis BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Louise HACHE dite GALLANT.

Jean Baptiste BOURQUE died abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada.

m. (1) Marie Hebert
15 February 1761
Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia
Canada

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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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Jean Baptiste BOURQUE married

Marie HEBERT
Marriage date: 15 February 1761
Marriage place: , Acadie
Marie HEBERT was the child of Joseph HEBERT and Marie CHIASSON

Children of Jean Baptiste BOURQUE and Marie HEBERT

Marie BOURQUE

Born: 9 June 1763, Minoudie, Acadie
Died: ,

Married: Charles LEGER 1790

Jean Baptiste BOURQUE married

Anne BELIVEAU
Marriage date: February 1786
Marriage place: , Canada
Anne BELIVEAU was the child of Louis BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Louise HACHE dite GALLANT

Children of Jean Baptiste BOURQUE and Anne BELIVEAU

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BOURQUE and Marie HEBERT 15 February 1761, , Nova Scotia, Canada

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 BOURQUE was born 9 June 1763, Minoudie, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.