François BOURG

Born

abt. 1698 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

18 January 1771 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel BOURG Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

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Born: abt. 1698 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Michel BOURG

Mother: Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

Paternal grandparents: François BOURC (BOURG) , Marguerite BOUDROT

Maternal grandparents: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE , Marie DUGAS

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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François married Catherine CORMIER 18 November 1721 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine CORMIER was born abt. 1700 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Catherine died abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada. Catherine was the child of François CORMIER and Marguerite LEBLANC.

François married (2) Marie BELIVEAU abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie BELIVEAU was born 30 April 1703 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie died 6 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

François BOURG died 18 January 1771 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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François BOURG married

Catherine CORMIER
Marriage date: 18 November 1721
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Catherine CORMIER was the child of François CORMIER and Marguerite LEBLANC

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(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of François BOURG and Catherine CORMIER

Marguerite BOURG

Born: 1 September 1722, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Charles GAUDET 19 February 1748 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

François BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born: abt. 1723, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 14 May 1808, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BELIVEAU 18 August 1783 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie BOURG

Born: abt. 1727, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 3 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre BLANCHARD 15 February 1743 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

François BOURG married

Marie BELIVEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1730
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie BELIVEAU was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of François BOURG and Marie BELIVEAU

Simon BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1731, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 10 June 1799, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Pierre BOURG

Born: abt. 1733, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 September 1807, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BOURGEOIS 27 February 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie BOURG

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Madeleine BOURG

Born: abt. 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 14 November 1800, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BERGERON 1761

Jean BOURG

Born: abt. 1743, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Manette BOURG

Born: 3 February 1743, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 18 August 1767,

Raphael BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1750, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 March 1829, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1700 Beaubassin

Michel BOURG 37; Isabelle MELANSON (wife) 26; Michel 10; Francois 2; Marguerite 12; Marie 9; Madeleine 6.

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1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1714 Beaubassin

Michel BOURQ and Elisabeth MELANSON, Francois, Pierre, Anne, Elizabeth, Joseph, Jean-Baptiste, Alexandre.

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1714 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
François BOURG and Catherine CORMIER 18 November 1721, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1722 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOURG was born 1 September 1722, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Manette BOURG was born 3 February 1743, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURG married 15 February 1743, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to Pierre BLANCHARD

1748 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOURG married 19 February 1748, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to Charles GAUDET

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

1757 Death of Child
Marie BOURG died 3 December 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BELIVEAU died 6 January 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

Death — 1771
18 January 1771
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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