Basile BOIS

Born

15 December 1736 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

22 June 1818 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Jacques BOIS Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

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Born: 15 December 1736 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BOIS

Mother: Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BOIS , Anne SOUCY

Maternal grandparents: Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ , Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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Basile married Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 13 October 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 21 October 1736 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 4 April 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD.

Basile BOIS died 22 June 1818 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Basile BOIS married

Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
Marriage date: 13 October 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD

Children of Basile BOIS and Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Victoire BOIS

Born: 10 September 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1864, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Louis-Vincent PLOURDE 21 August 1787 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Claire BOIS

Born: 27 March 1775, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie EMOND 14 June 1802 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1736
15 December 1736
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Basile BOIS and Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 13 October 1761, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Victoire BOIS was born 10 September 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Basile was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BOIS was born 27 March 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Basile was 38 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.