Joseph BOUSQUET

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28 April 1734 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1806 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST

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Born: 28 April 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET

Mother: Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BOUSQUET , Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE)

Maternal grandparents: François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) , Marie-Catherine BONHOMME

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Joseph married Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE 1 March 1756 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 28 January 1737 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Geneviève died 12 November 1760 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Judith MESSIER 6 July 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Judith MESSIER was born 8 September 1737 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Judith was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON.

Joseph BOUSQUET died 20 August 1806 in Québec Province, Canada.

alternate birth date 28 March 1734

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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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Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE
Marriage date: 1 March 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

Children of Joseph BOUSQUET and Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Marie-Louise BOUSQUET

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 May 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: François CHOQUET 28 July 1777 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph BOUSQUET married

Marie-Judith MESSIER
Marriage date: 6 July 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Judith MESSIER was the child of François-Michel MESSIER and Marie-Josephte GUYON

Children of Joseph BOUSQUET and Marie-Judith MESSIER

Marie BOUSQUET

Born: 23 April 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 12 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Julien BOUSQUET

Born: 25 October 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1866, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET

Born: 9 September 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BANLIER dite LAPERLE 30 September 1793 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET) 26 September 1808 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

Born: 30 March 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 27 September 1790 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
28 April 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUSQUET and Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE 1 March 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE died 12 November 1760, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOUSQUET and Marie-Judith MESSIER 6 July 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie BOUSQUET was born 23 April 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 28 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Julien BOUSQUET was born 25 October 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET was born 9 September 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 32 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET was born 30 March 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOUSQUET married 28 July 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François CHOQUET

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET married 27 September 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Alexis BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET married 30 September 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Madeleine BANLIER dite LAPERLE

1798 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BOUSQUET died 3 May 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 64 years old.

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

1803 Death of Child
Marie BOUSQUET died 12 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 69 years old.

Death — 1806
20 August 1806
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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