Jean
BOURASSA
Born
24 May 1671
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
5 June 1746
,
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
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Born: 24 May 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean BOURASSA
Mother:
Perrette-Marie VALLEE
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques BOURASSEAU
, Francoise FOUCHARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Françoise METHOT 10 November 1698 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Françoise METHOT was born 29 December 1675 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Françoise died 25 November 1754 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Françoise was the child of Abraham METHOT and Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES.
Jean BOURASSA died 5 June 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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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.
Spouse & Children of Jean BOURASSA
Jean BOURASSA married 
Françoise METHOT
Marriage date: 10 November 1698
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Françoise METHOT was the child of Abraham METHOT and Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Françoise METHOTMarriage date: 10 November 1698
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Françoise METHOT was the child of Abraham METHOT and Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES
Marriage notes:
"Jean, was baptized at Lauzon on 27 May 1670 married at Saint-Nicolas on 10 November 1698 (contract Chambalon, 16 October) to Francoise Methot, daughter of Abraham and of Marie-Madeleine Mezeray. They had five sons and five daughters. Jean was buried at Lauzon on 6 June 1746."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VIII, Page 46
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT
Jean BOURASSABorn: 16 May 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Catherine ROUSSEAU 13 November 1724 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Married: Angélique BISSON 22 November 1728 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Marie BOURASSABorn: 31 March 1702, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Canada, New France
Married: François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE 7 February 1729 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Pierre BOURASSAMarried: Louise COUTURE 26 January 1733 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Catherine BOURASSABorn: abt. 1706, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Louis SAMSON 28 November 1731 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Louis BOURASSABorn: 23 February 1708, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Françoise BOUCHER 28 April 1732 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSABorn: 14 February 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1772, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 January 1772, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE 5 October 1733 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Charles BOURASSABorn: 30 December 1711, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1759, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1759, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Married: Louise-Geneviève HUARD 21 August 1742 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jacques BOURASSABorn: 26 February 1714, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise BOURASSABorn: abt. 1716, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1768, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1768, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Augustin COUTURE 27 April 1739 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Marie-Angélique BOURASSABorn: abt. 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1789, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1789, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Jean-François GUAY 3 April 1742 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
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Birth — 167124 May 1671
Québec, Canada, New France
1671 - Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec
27 May 1671
Jean Bourasa, son of Jean Bourasa of Lauzon and Marie Vallee
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec
27 May 1671
Jean Bourasa, son of Jean Bourasa of Lauzon and Marie Vallee
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Source: Les Vieilles Families D'Yamahiche, Vingt-Cinq Genealogies by F. L. Desaulniers, Montreal, 1900
Source: Les Vieilles Families D'Yamahiche, Vingt-Cinq Genealogies by F. L. Desaulniers, Montreal, 1900
1698 Marriage / PartnerJean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT 10 November 1698, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
He was 27 years old.
1698 Marriage Saint-Nicolas, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1700 Birth of ChildJean BOURASSA was born 16 May 1700, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 28 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildMarie BOURASSA was born 31 March 1702, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 30 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildLouis BOURASSA was born 23 February 1708, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 36 years old.
1710 Birth of ChildElisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA was born 14 February 1710, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 38 years old.
1711 Birth of ChildCharles BOURASSA was born 30 December 1711, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 40 years old.
1714 Birth of ChildJacques BOURASSA was born 26 February 1714, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Jean was 42 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1724 Marriage of ChildJean BOURASSA married 13 November 1724, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine ROUSSEAU
1728 Marriage of ChildJean BOURASSA married 22 November 1728, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Angélique BISSON
1729 Marriage of ChildMarie BOURASSA married 7 February 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE
1731 Marriage of ChildCatherine BOURASSA married 28 November 1731, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louis SAMSON
1732 Marriage of ChildLouis BOURASSA married 28 April 1732, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise BOUCHER
1733 Marriage of ChildPierre BOURASSA married 26 January 1733, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise COUTURE
1733 Marriage of ChildElisabeth-Isabelle BOURASSA married 5 October 1733, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Philippe-Olivier COUTURE dit BELLERIVE
1735 Death of ChildMarie BOURASSA died 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Jean was 63 years old.
1739 Marriage of ChildMarie-Françoise BOURASSA married 27 April 1739 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Augustin COUTURE
1742 Marriage of ChildMarie-Angélique BOURASSA married 3 April 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Jean-François GUAY
1742 Marriage of ChildCharles BOURASSA married 21 August 1742, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise-Geneviève HUARD
Death — 17465 June 1746
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 75.
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