Elisabeth WINNIET

Born

abt. 1745 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 November 1825 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Elisabeth married Timothee BOURGEOIS 31 January 1769 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Timothee BOURGEOIS was born 13 May 1739 in Port Royal, Acadia . Timothee died 9 March 1777 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . Timothee was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC .

Parents & Family of Elisabeth WINNIET

Parents of Elisabeth WINNIET

Father

William WINNIET

Mother

Louise ROBICHAUD

Grandparents of Elisabeth WINNIET

Paternal grandparents

William WINNIET Marie Madeleine MAISONNAT dite BAPTISTE

Maternal grandparents

François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Elisabeth 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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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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth WINNIET

Elisabeth WINNIET married

Timothee BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 31 January 1769
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: nosorigines.qc.ca

Timothee BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC

Marriage notes:

Registres paroissiaux de l'Enfant-Jésus de la Pointe-aux-Trembles (mariage revalidé le 28 février 1775)

Children of Timothee BOURGEOIS and Elisabeth WINNIET

Elisabeth BOURGEOIS

Born: abt. 1770, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Louis FOREST 2 February 1795 Place: Mascouche, Lower Canada

Joseph BOURGEOIS

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Monique MARIER 1 February 1802 Place: Laval, Lower Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth WINNIET and Timothee BOURGEOIS 31 January 1769, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Timothee BOURGEOIS died 9 March 1777, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BOURGEOIS married 2 February 1795, Mascouche, Lower Canada to Louis FOREST

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURGEOIS married 1 February 1802, Laval, Lower Canada to Monique MARIER

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 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
24 November 1825
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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