Antoine Bénoni BOURG

(b. abt. 1724 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 20 December 1813 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Antoine Bénoni BOURG was born abt. 1724 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Antoine Bénoni BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BOURG and Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON (maternal) Alexis CORMIER and Marie Anne LEBLANC

Antoine Bénoni was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Antoine Bénoni married Josephte HÉBERT abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Josephte HÉBERT was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Josephte died 24 September 1756 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Antoine Bénoni married (2) Félicité BOURGEOIS 19 November 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Félicité BOURGEOIS was born 11 February 1727 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Félicité died 18 March 1814 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Félicité was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC.

Antoine Bénoni BOURG died 20 December 1813 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Antoine Bénoni BOURG

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Antoine Bénoni BOURG married

Josephte HÉBERT-- Date: abt. 1754 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Josephte HÉBERT was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Antoine Bénoni BOURG and Josephte HÉBERT:

Joseph BOURG (b.abt. 1755, d. 3 January 1835, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS 24 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine Bénoni BOURG married

Félicité BOURGEOIS-- Date: 19 November 1760 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Félicité BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC

Children of Antoine Bénoni BOURG and Félicité BOURGEOIS:

Rosalie BOURG (b.abt. 1761, d. 21 July 1845, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean LEPRINCE 24 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte HÉBERT died 24 September 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Antoine Bénoni BOURG and Félicité BOURGEOIS 19 November 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURG married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS

1785 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BOURG married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean LEPRINCE

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

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

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

1813 Death
20 December 1813
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 3/21/2015 1:06:32 PM

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