Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Born

abt. 1696 , Acadia, Canada

Died

18 December 1764 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Jeanne married Michel POIRIER 16 February 1718 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel POIRIER was born abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada. Michel died 16 January 1758 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Michel was the child of Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE and Marie CHIASSON .

Parents & Family of Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Parents of Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Father

Charles BOURGEOIS

Mother

Marie BLANCHARD

Grandparents of Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents

Charles BOURGEOIS Anne DUGAS

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume BLANCHARD Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Jeanne 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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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Jeanne BOURGEOIS married

Michel POIRIER
Marriage date: 16 February 1718
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Michel POIRIER was the child of Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE and Marie CHIASSON

Children of Michel POIRIER and Jeanne BOURGEOIS

Marie POIRIER

Born: abt. 1719, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GIROUARD 25 January 1735 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Marguerite POIRIER

Born: 7 January 1723, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1751, , Acadia, Canada

Married: Charles FOREST 4 June 1742 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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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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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BOURGEOIS and Michel POIRIER 16 February 1718, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1723 Birth of Child
Marie Marguerite POIRIER was born 7 January 1723, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie POIRIER married 25 January 1735, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to François GIROUARD

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie Marguerite POIRIER married 4 June 1742, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to Charles FOREST

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel POIRIER died 16 January 1758, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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.

Death — 1764
18 December 1764
Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

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