Jean-Charles BUSQUE

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27 May 1720 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

13 July 1794 , Beauceville, Lower Canada

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Jean BUSQUE Catherine-Therese PRIEUR

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Born: 27 May 1720 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BUSQUE

Mother: Catherine-Therese PRIEUR

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PRIEUR dit RUSSON , Helene MECHIN

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Jean-Charles married Genevieve CLOUTIER 6 October 1747 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Genevieve CLOUTIER was born 13 March 1723 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Genevieve was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite GRAVEL.

Jean-Charles married (2) Marie-Louise RODRIGUE 28 June 1749 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise RODRIGUE was born 30 April 1732 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Louise died 21 July 1801 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste RODRIGUE and Marie-Dorothee FOUGERE.

Jean-Charles BUSQUE died 13 July 1794 in Beauceville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Genevieve CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 6 October 1747
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Genevieve CLOUTIER was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite GRAVEL

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Jean-Charles BUSQUE married

Marie-Louise RODRIGUE
Marriage date: 28 June 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise RODRIGUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RODRIGUE and Marie-Dorothee FOUGERE

Children of Jean-Charles BUSQUE and Marie-Louise RODRIGUE

Jean-Baptiste BUSQUE

Born: 8 January 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada
Died: 21 July 1821, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte POULIN 24 June 1800 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BUSQUE

Born: 5 July 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1809, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Louis MAHEU 15 January 1787 Place: Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1720
27 May 1720
Québec, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Charles BUSQUE and Genevieve CLOUTIER 6 October 1747, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 27 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Charles BUSQUE and Marie-Louise RODRIGUE 28 June 1749, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BUSQUE was born 8 January 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean-Charles was 41 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite BUSQUE was born 5 July 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean-Charles was 44 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.