Michel LECOUR (LECOURS)

Born

17 August 1763 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 October 1818 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Michel married Françoise BOURGET 19 November 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise BOURGET was born 23 November 1766 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Pierre BOURGET and Marie-Ursule CARRIER .

Parents & Family of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS)

Parents of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS)

Father

Joseph-Marie LECOUR

Mother

Marie-Anne SAMSON

Grandparents of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS)

Paternal grandparents

Charles LECOUR Marie-Anne POLIQUIN

Maternal grandparents

Ambroise-Augustin SAMSON Marie-Anne MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Traversier

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS)

Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) married

Françoise BOURGET
Marriage date: 19 November 1787
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise BOURGET was the child of Pierre BOURGET and Marie-Ursule CARRIER

Children of Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) and Françoise BOURGET

Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 July 1834, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique LECOURS 28 January 1812 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, 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 — 1763
17 August 1763
Lauzon, Lévis, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Michel LECOUR (LECOURS) and Françoise BOURGET 19 November 1787, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 24 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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Michel LECOURS dit BARRAS married 28 January 1812, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada to Angelique LECOURS

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