Michel BOURGEOIS

Born

12 December 1774 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 July 1841 , L'Acadie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Michel BOURGEOIS

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Born: 12 December 1774 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Michel BOURGEOIS

Father

Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS

Mother

Marguerite CYR

Grandparents of Michel BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents

Claude BOURGEOIS Marie Anne CORMIER

Maternal grandparents

Louis Joseph CYR Marie Josephe CORMIER

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

Michel married Francoise ANTOINE 12 February 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise ANTOINE was born 7 January 1781 in Québec Province, Canada. Francoise died 30 April 1864 in L'Acadie, Canada East . Francoise was the child of Nicolas ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) and Marie-Catherine MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE.

Michel BOURGEOIS died 5 July 1841 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel BOURGEOIS

Michel BOURGEOIS married

Francoise ANTOINE
Marriage date: 12 February 1798
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Francoise ANTOINE was the child of Nicolas ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) and Marie-Catherine MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Michel BOURGEOIS and Francoise ANTOINE

Sophie BOURGEOIS

Born: 5 December 1801, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 11 August 1872, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre HEBERT 24 November 1817 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1774
12 December 1774
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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.

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Michel BOURGEOIS and Francoise ANTOINE 12 February 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 23 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Sophie BOURGEOIS was born 5 December 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Michel was 26 years old.

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Sophie BOURGEOIS married 24 November 1817, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Pierre HEBERT

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