François BOURBEAU

Born

31 October 1743 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1804 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Born: 31 October 1743 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Parents of François BOURBEAU

Father

François BOURBEAU

Mother

Charlotte BELAND

Grandparents of François BOURBEAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE Thérèse CARPENTIER

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin BÉLAND Anne CONSTANTINEAU

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

François married Francoise FRIGON 26 November 1764 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise FRIGON was born 12 March 1744 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Francoise died 29 October 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES.

François married (2) Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE) 9 November 1767 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 30 October 1747 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Clémence died 25 February 1824 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Clémence was the child of Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Clemence LECLAIR.

François BOURBEAU died 5 July 1804 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BOURBEAU

François BOURBEAU married

Francoise FRIGON
Marriage date: 26 November 1764
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise FRIGON was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES

Children of François BOURBEAU and Francoise FRIGON

Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE

Born: 8 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 June 1861, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Antoine LEBLANC 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

François BOURBEAU married

Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE)
Marriage date: 9 November 1767
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE) was the child of Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Clemence LECLAIR

Children of François BOURBEAU and Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE)

Marie-Angele BOURBEAU

Born: 11 November 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 April 1859, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Francois LEMAIRE 22 October 1793 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Elisabeth BOURBEAU

Born: 16 September 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAFOND 27 July 1807 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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

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Birth — 1743
31 October 1743
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
François BOURBEAU and Francoise FRIGON 26 November 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE was born 8 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François was 21 years old.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise FRIGON died 29 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1767 Marriage / Partner
François BOURBEAU and Clémence DUPRAS (PRATTE) 9 November 1767, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele BOURBEAU was born 11 November 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François was 30 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOURBEAU was born 16 September 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François was 40 years old.

1785 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Francoise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHESNE married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine LEBLANC

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele BOURBEAU married 22 October 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Francois LEMAIRE

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

Death — 1804
5 July 1804
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 60.