Marguerite CORMIER

Born

abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

25 November 1790 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite married Jacques BOURG 10 August 1754 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jacques BOURG was born 29 May 1732 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Jacques died 19 January 1789 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER .

Parents & Family of Marguerite CORMIER

Parents of Marguerite CORMIER

Father

Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL

Mother

Marie Anne CYR

Grandparents of Marguerite CORMIER

Paternal grandparents

François CORMIER Marguerite LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents

Jean CYR Françoise MELANSON

Marguerite 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 Marguerite CORMIER

Marguerite CORMIER married

Jacques BOURG
Marriage date: 10 August 1754
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Jacques BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

Children of Jacques BOURG and Marguerite CORMIER

David BOURG

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 June 1758, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Marguerite-Madeleine BOURG

Born: 15 June 1759, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1832, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Francoise BOURG

Born: 9 February 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG

Born: 3 August 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Firmin BOURG

Born: 9 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born: 1 March 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1823, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Henri-Marie PAINCHAUD 27 October 1788 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques BOURG

Born: 9 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite CORON 29 October 1792 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Marie-Euphrosine BOURG

Born: 12 May 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine BOURG

Born: 13 March 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique BOURG

Born: 23 September 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1777, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born: 19 August 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 August 1842, Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Victoire GAUTHIER 22 June 1807 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LAMOTHE 6 October 1818 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Marguerite BOURG

Born: 19 August 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1830, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Henry ARCHAMBAULT 6 February 1804 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CORMIER and Jacques BOURG 10 August 1754, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1758 Death of Child
David BOURG died 29 June 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite-Madeleine BOURG was born 15 June 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise BOURG was born 9 February 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG was born 3 August 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG died 28 May 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1765 Birth of Child
Firmin BOURG was born 9 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1768 Birth of Child
Marie BOURG (BOURQUE) was born 1 March 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1771 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURG was born 9 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine BOURG was born 12 May 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1775 Death of Child
Firmin BOURG died 15 February 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine BOURG was born 13 March 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.