Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE)

Born

16 May 1702 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1777 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean BOURHIS Marie DEMERS

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Born: 16 May 1702 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BOURHIS

Mother: Marie DEMERS

Maternal grandparents: Andre DEMERS dit DUMETS , Marie CHEFDEVILLE

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Gabriel married Geneviève JETTE 5 March 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève JETTE was born 6 May 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève died 14 March 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Urbain JETTE and Marie-Françoise CHEVALIER.

Gabriel married (2) Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY 30 October 1752 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY was born 13 December 1728 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Josephte-Angelique was the child of Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT.

Gabriel married (3) Marie MOREL 10 January 1752 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie MOREL was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Amador François "Louis" MOREL and Marie MOISON.

Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) died 15 September 1777 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE)

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Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) married

Geneviève JETTE
Marriage date: 5 March 1731
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève JETTE was the child of Urbain JETTE and Marie-Françoise CHEVALIER

Children of Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) and Geneviève JETTE

Jean-Baptiste BOURHIS (BOULERICE)

Born: 2 January 1732, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe CUILLERIER 21 May 1753 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) married

Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 30 October 1752
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT

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Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) married

Marie MOREL
Marriage date: 10 January 1752
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie MOREL was the child of Amador François "Louis" MOREL and Marie MOISON

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Birth — 1702
16 May 1702
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) and Geneviève JETTE 5 March 1731 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURHIS (BOULERICE) was born 2 January 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gabriel was 29 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève JETTE died 14 March 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1752 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) and Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY 30 October 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 50 years old.

1752 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) and Marie MOREL 10 January 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 49 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURHIS (BOULERICE) married 21 May 1753, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Josephe CUILLERIER

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.

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.