Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor  Félicité  BOURGEOIS

  (b. 11 February 1727 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 18 March 1814 Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Félicité BOURGEOIS was born 11 February 1727 in Port Royal, Acadia

Félicité BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS   and   Anne LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS (maternal)  Pierre LEBLANC and Madeleine BOURG

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


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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 Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Pierre died 3 January 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Pierre was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD.

Félicité  married  (2) 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 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence).  Antoine Bénoni died 20 December 1813 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*.  Antoine Bénoni was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER.

Félicité BOURGEOIS died 18 March 1814 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Family and Children of Félicité BOURGEOIS

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Félicité BOURGEOIS married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor Pierre LEPRINCE-- Date: 3 February 1750 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre LEPRINCE was the child of Jean LEPRINCE and Jeanne BLANCHARD




Children of Pierre LEPRINCE and Félicité BOURGEOIS:




Félicité BOURGEOIS married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor Antoine Bénoni BOURG-- Date: 19 November 1760 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Antoine Bénoni BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER




Children of Antoine Bénoni BOURG and Félicité BOURGEOIS:



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birth1727 Birth
11 February 1727
Port Royal, Acadia
marriage1750 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.
1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEPRINCE died 3 January 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1760 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.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1769 Marriage of Child
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) married 9 January 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BOURG married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean LEPRINCE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
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.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine Bénoni BOURG died 20 December 1813, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
death1814 Death
18 March 1814
Nicolet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 87.
Added: 2/18/2015 9:10:13 AM - Updated: 4/23/2025 11:39:21 AM

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