flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  BOURQUE

  (b. abt. 1832 Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada   d. 7 March 1910 Montréal, Québec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was born abt. 1832 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE   and   Adelaide PAPINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Simon BOURQ and Marie-Reine PARE (maternal)  Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Louise BRISSETTE

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

Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie BROUILLETTE 10 November 1856 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BROUILLETTE  was born 30 September 1833 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Marie died 4 November 1899 in Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada (Saint-Guillaume-d'Upton).  Marie was the child of François BROUILLET (BROUET) and Josephte THERRIEN.

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE died 7 March 1910 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was a Meunier, mécanicien.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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