Joseph-Francois BOURQUE (BOURG)

Born

11 September 1763 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 June 1830 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Pierre BOURG Anne RICHARD

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Born: 11 September 1763 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre BOURG

Mother: Anne RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel BOURG , Marie CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RICHARD , Cecile GRANGER

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Joseph-Francois married Elisabeth-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 19 February 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 25 June 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Louise was the child of Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Marie-Louise MORIN.

Joseph-Francois married (2) Marie-Anne LAMOUREUX 22 February 1816 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne LAMOUREUX was born 26 March 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Madeleine CHARRON dite CABANA.

Joseph-Francois BOURQUE (BOURG) died 7 June 1830 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Elisabeth-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS
Marriage date: 19 February 1787
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Francois MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS and Marie-Louise MORIN

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Marie-Anne LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 22 February 1816
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne LAMOUREUX was the child of Louis LAMOUREUX and Madeleine CHARRON dite CABANA

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Birth — 1763
11 September 1763
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois BOURQUE (BOURG) and Elisabeth-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 19 February 1787, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

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

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

1816 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois BOURQUE (BOURG) and Marie-Anne LAMOUREUX 22 February 1816, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 52 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England