Félicité BOURGEOIS

Born

11 February 1727 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

18 March 1814 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Félicité married Pierre LEPRINCE 3 February 1750 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LEPRINCE was born 24 June 1723 in Port Royal, Acadia . Pierre died 3 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . Pierre was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD .

Félicité married Antoine Bénoni BOURG 19 November 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine Bénoni BOURG was born abt. 1724 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Antoine Bénoni died 20 December 1813 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Antoine Bénoni was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER .

Parents & Family of Félicité BOURGEOIS

Parents of Félicité BOURGEOIS

Father

Joseph BOURGEOIS

Mother

Anne LEBLANC

Grandparents of Félicité BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents

Germain BOURGEOIS Madeleine DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEBLANC Madeleine BOURG

Félicité was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Félicité BOURGEOIS

Félicité BOURGEOIS married

Pierre LEPRINCE
Marriage date: 3 February 1750
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre LEPRINCE was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD

Children of Pierre LEPRINCE and Félicité BOURGEOIS

Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE)

Born: 18 December 1750, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 16 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 9 January 1769 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Félicité BOURGEOIS married

Antoine Bénoni BOURG
Marriage date: 19 November 1760
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Antoine Bénoni BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

Children of Antoine Bénoni BOURG and Félicité BOURGEOIS

Rosalie BOURG

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 July 1845, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Jean LEPRINCE 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Benoni BOURQ

Born: 10 November 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1765, , Québec Province, 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 — 1727
11 February 1727
Port Royal, Acadia

1750 Marriage / Partner
Félicité BOURGEOIS and Pierre LEPRINCE 3 February 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) was born 18 December 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Félicité was 23 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEPRINCE died 3 January 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Félicité BOURGEOIS and Antoine Bénoni BOURG 19 November 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 33 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Benoni BOURQ was born 10 November 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Félicité was 37 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Benoni BOURQ died 4 August 1765, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Félicité was 38 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) married 9 January 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BOURG married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean LEPRINCE

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) died 16 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Félicité was 68 years old.

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

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine Bénoni BOURG died 20 December 1813, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Death — 1814
18 March 1814
Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 87.

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