Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA

Born

31 March 1770 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 July 1848 , Yamachiche, Canada East

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Francois BOURASSA Therese BOUCHER

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Born: 31 March 1770 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois BOURASSA

Mother: Therese BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOURASSA , Angélique BISSON

Maternal grandparents: Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS , Marie-Ursule MARION

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte RICARD 24 October 1791 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte RICARD was born 8 June 1767 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Josephte died 24 December 1851 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD and Josephte VALLEE.

Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA died 15 July 1848 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
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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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Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA married

Josephte RICARD
Marriage date: 24 October 1791
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Josephte RICARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD and Josephte VALLEE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Josephte RICARD

Josette BOURASSA

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 November 1844, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: François RICARD 20 August 1815 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1770
31 March 1770
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Josephte RICARD 24 October 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

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

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Josette BOURASSA married 20 August 1815, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to François RICARD

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Death of Child
Josette BOURASSA died 22 November 1844, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 74 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1848
15 July 1848
Yamachiche, Canada East
He died at the age of 78.

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