Jean-Baptiste
BOURASSA
(b.
28 February 1759
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
d.
2 February 1836
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA was born 28 February 1759 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Ursule BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOURASSA and Angélique BISSON (maternal) Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule MARIONJean-Baptiste BOURASSA died 2 February 1836 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
m. Gailloux Marguerite
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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1759 Birth 28 February 1759
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Death 2 February 1836
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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