Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS

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abt. 1709 , Acadia, Canada

Died

18 April 1779 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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Charles BOURGEOIS Marie BLANCHARD

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Born: abt. 1709 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Charles BOURGEOIS

Mother: Marie BLANCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles BOURGEOIS , Anne DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume BLANCHARD , Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Jean Jacques was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Jean Jacques married Marie Marguerite BOURG 3 February 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Marguerite BOURG was born 12 February 1717 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Marguerite died 6 July 1801 in Port-Louis, Morbihan, France. Marie Marguerite was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER.

Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS died 18 April 1779 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.
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Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS married

Marie Marguerite BOURG
Marriage date: 3 February 1733
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
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Marie Marguerite BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

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Groom's Name: Jacques Bourgeois

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Bride's Name: Marie Bourg

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Marriage Date: 03 Feb 1733

Marriage Place: Roman Catholic,Beaubassin,Cumberland,Nova Scotia

Groom's Father's Name: Charles Bourgeois

Groom's Mother's Name: Anne Blanchard

Bride's Father's Name: Michel Bourg

Bride's Mother's Name: Marie Cormier

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51000-1

Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM

Source Film Number: unknown

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Collection: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909

Children of Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS and Marie Marguerite BOURG

Marie Anne BOURGEOIS

Born: 6 February 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 22 March 1805, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph VIGNEAULT 1760

Marie BOURGEOIS

Born: abt. 1736, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 26 May 1808, Port-Louis, Morbihan, France

Married: Jean VIGNEAULT 26 January 1755 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS

Born: 1 September 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: June 1779,

Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Born: 4 February 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
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Joseph BOURGEOIS

Born: 14 November 1746, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 1 March 1830, Havre-Aubert, Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada

Married: Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 8 January 1771 Place: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS and Marie Marguerite BOURG 3 February 1733, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1733 marriage

1734 Birth of Child
Marie Anne BOURGEOIS was born 6 February 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1741 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS was born 1 September 1741, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1744 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS was born 4 February 1744, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURGEOIS was born 14 November 1746, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURGEOIS married 26 January 1755, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jean VIGNEAULT

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURGEOIS married 8 January 1771, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France to Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)