Pierre BOURQUE

Born

1 December 1797 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

5 October 1862 , Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

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Born: 1 December 1797 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Parents of Pierre BOURQUE

Father

Jean BOURQUE

Mother

Marie-Louise DUMAS

Grandparents of Pierre BOURQUE

Paternal grandparents

Charles BOURG Anne RICHARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DUMAS Perrine-Charlotte BOUTIN

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

Pierre married Françoise BOURGEOIS 5 October 1824 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise BOURGEOIS was born 2 July 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Françoise died 23 March 1877 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY.

Pierre BOURQUE died 5 October 1862 in Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BOURQUE

Pierre BOURQUE married

Françoise BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 5 October 1824
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Françoise BOURGEOIS was the child of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre BOURQUE and Françoise BOURGEOIS

Marguerite BOURQUE

Born: 20 March 1832, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MENARD 10 September 1848 Place: Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

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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 — 1797
1 December 1797
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURQUE and Françoise BOURGEOIS 5 October 1824 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 26 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOURQUE was born 20 March 1832, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOURQUE married 10 September 1848, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East to Pierre MENARD

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)