Marguerite BOURGEOIS

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11 November 1764 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 September 1839 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS Marguerite CYR

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Born: 11 November 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS

Mother: Marguerite CYR

Paternal grandparents: Claude BOURGEOIS , Marie Anne CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis Joseph CYR , Marie Josephe CORMIER

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Marguerite married Jean MELANCON 8 April 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean MELANCON was born abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean died 8 May 1834 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Jean was the child of Charles MELANSON and Anne BOURG.

Marguerite BOURGEOIS died 27 September 1839 in Saint-Luc, 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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Marguerite BOURGEOIS married

Jean MELANCON
Marriage date: 8 April 1782
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean MELANCON was the child of Charles MELANSON and Anne BOURG

Children of Jean MELANCON and Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Jean MELANCON

Born: 8 January 1783, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 August 1848, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Marie-Henriette-Louise DUQUET 3 October 1814 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph MELANCON

Born: 2 April 1788, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angélique LETARTRE 12 November 1810 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Pierre MELANCON

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 July 1869, L'Erable, Illinois, USA

Married: Rosalie FRECHETTE 13 October 1826 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Julien MELANCON

Born: 23 March 1803, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DEMERS 30 January 1827 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1764
11 November 1764
Kamouraska, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOURGEOIS and Jean MELANCON 8 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean MELANCON was born 8 January 1783, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph MELANCON was born 2 April 1788, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1803 Birth of Child
Julien MELANCON was born 23 March 1803, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph MELANCON married 12 November 1810, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique LETARTRE

1814 Marriage of Child
Jean MELANCON married 3 October 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Henriette-Louise DUQUET

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