François BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born

abt. 1723 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

14 May 1808 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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François BOURG Catherine CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1723 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: François BOURG

Mother: Catherine CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Michel BOURG , Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite LEBLANC

François had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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François married Madeleine BELIVEAU 18 August 1783 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine BELIVEAU was born 27 July 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine died 16 June 1801 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Madeleine was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

François BOURG (BOURQUE) died 14 May 1808 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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François BOURG (BOURQUE) married

Madeleine BELIVEAU
Marriage date: 18 August 1783
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine BELIVEAU was the child of Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
François BOURG (BOURQUE) and Madeleine BELIVEAU 18 August 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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