Jacques BOURG

Born

29 May 1732 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

19 January 1789 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel BOURG Marie CORMIER

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Born: 29 May 1732 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Michel BOURG

Mother: Marie CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Michel BOURG , Elisabeth Isabelle MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: Alexis CORMIER , Marie Anne LEBLANC

Jacques 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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Jacques married Marguerite CORMIER 10 August 1754 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite CORMIER was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 25 November 1790 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR.

Jacques BOURG died 19 January 1789 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Jacques BOURG

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Jacques BOURG married

Marguerite CORMIER
Marriage date: 10 August 1754
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marguerite CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR

Children of Jacques BOURG and Marguerite CORMIER

David BOURG

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 June 1758, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Marguerite-Madeleine BOURG

Born: 15 June 1759, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1832, Montréal, Lower Canada

Marie-Francoise BOURG

Born: 9 February 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG

Born: 3 August 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Firmin BOURG

Born: 9 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born: 1 March 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1823, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Henri-Marie PAINCHAUD 27 October 1788 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques BOURG

Born: 9 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite CORON 29 October 1792 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Euphrosine BOURG

Born: 12 May 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine BOURG

Born: 13 March 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique BOURG

Born: 23 September 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1777, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine BOURG (BOURQUE)

Born: 19 August 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 August 1842, Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Victoire GAUTHIER 22 June 1807 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Josephte LAMOTHE 6 October 1818 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Marguerite BOURG

Born: 19 August 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1830, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Henry ARCHAMBAULT 6 February 1804 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1732
29 May 1732
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1732
Name: Jacques Bourg
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 29 Jun 1732
Baptism/ Christening Place: ROMAN CATHOLIC,BEAUBASSIN,CUMBERLAND,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 29 May 1732
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Father's Name: Michel Bourg
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Mother's Name: Marie Cormier
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51000-1
Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM
Source Film Number: unknown
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Collection: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BOURG and Marguerite CORMIER 10 August 1754, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 22 years old.

1758 Death of Child
David BOURG died 29 June 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite-Madeleine BOURG was born 15 June 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise BOURG was born 9 February 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG was born 3 August 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOURG died 28 May 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Firmin BOURG was born 9 October 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie BOURG (BOURQUE) was born 1 March 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURG was born 9 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 39 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine BOURG was born 12 May 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 40 years old.

1775 Death of Child
Firmin BOURG died 15 February 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine BOURG was born 13 March 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 42 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique BOURG was born 23 September 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Marie-Angelique BOURG died 6 July 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine BOURG (BOURQUE) was born 19 August 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURG was born 19 August 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 49 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURG (BOURQUE) married 27 October 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Henri-Marie PAINCHAUD

Death — 1789
19 January 1789
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 56.

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