Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA

(b. 3 January 1738 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1832 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA was born 3 January 1738 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA was the child of Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER (maternal) Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

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Marie-Marguerite married Antoine PERRAS 7 January 1761 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine PERRAS was born 6 July 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Antoine was the child of Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY.

Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA died 26 September 1832 in La Prairie, 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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Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA married

Antoine PERRAS-- Date: 7 January 1761 Place: La Prairie, Canada
Antoine PERRAS was the child of Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Children of Antoine PERRAS and Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA:

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS (b.18 November 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1834, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve VINCENT 21 October 1793 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1738 Birth
3 January 1738
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA and Antoine PERRAS 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 23 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 18 November 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Marguerite was 27 years old.

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.