Michel
BOURQUE (BOURG)
(b.
13 September 1770
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 April 1853
,
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Michel BOURQUE (BOURG) was born 13 September 1770 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel BOURQUE (BOURG) was the child of Joseph BOURG and Marie Anne BERGERON D'AMBOISE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER (maternal) Michel BERGERON dit NANTES and Marie DUGASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Josephte DOUCET 24 February 1800 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . Josephte DOUCET was born 5 October 1777 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Josephte was the child of Jean Baptiste DOUCET and Marie "Luce" RICHARD.
Michel BOURQUE (BOURG) died 28 April 1853 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Michel BOURQUE (BOURG)
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Josephte DOUCET-- Date: 24 February 1800 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Josephte DOUCET was the child of Jean Baptiste DOUCET and Marie "Luce" RICHARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Michel BOURQUE (BOURG) and Josephte DOUCET:
Josephte DOUCET-- Date: 24 February 1800 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada Josephte DOUCET was the child of Jean Baptiste DOUCET and Marie "Luce" RICHARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1770 Birth 13 September 1770
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Marriage / PartnerMichel BOURQUE (BOURG) and Josephte DOUCET 24 February 1800, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 29 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Death 28 April 1853
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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