Jean BOURG dit JEANNOTTE

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14 October 1734 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

5 January 1811 , Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

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Michel BOURG Marie CORMIER

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Born: 14 October 1734 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

Jean 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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Jean married Marie Madeleine ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) abt. 1760 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie Madeleine ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born 29 November 1740 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Madeleine died 21 January 1827 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Madeleine was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Anne (Annette) BOURGEOIS.

Jean BOURG dit JEANNOTTE died 5 January 1811 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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Jean BOURG dit JEANNOTTE married

Marie Madeleine ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)
Marriage date: abt. 1760
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Marie Madeleine ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Anne (Annette) BOURGEOIS

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married Marie Madeleine Arsenault daughter of Francois Arseneau and Annette Bourgeois, circa 1760

Source: Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes.

Children of Jean BOURG dit JEANNOTTE and Marie Madeleine ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Jean-Chrysostome BOURQUE

Born: 9 May 1761, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 24 February 1825, Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie HEBERT 1782

Marie Rosalie BOURG

Born: 13 May 1763, Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Francois LEGER 1786

Apolline BOURQUE

Born: 17 December 1765, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
Died: 20 March 1848, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre HEBERT 1787

Married: Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS 20 April 1801

Gertrude BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1768, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1825, , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: François RICHARD 1793

Fabien BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1771, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: September 1831, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Anne "Jeannette" RICHARD 1794

Hippolyte BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1774, Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: September 1831, Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Madeleine HEBERT 24 November 1800

Marie BOURQUE

Born: abt. 1790, Acadieville, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 18 November 1880, Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marc THIBODEAU 30 September 1811 Place: Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1734
14 October 1734
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1734
Name: Jean Bourg
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date: 22 Jan 1735
Baptism/ Christening Place: ROMAN CATHOLIC,BEAUBASSIN,CUMBERLAND,NOVA SCOTIA
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1734
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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)

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Chrysostome BOURQUE was born 9 May 1761, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean was 26 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 Rosalie BOURG was born 13 May 1763, Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Apolline BOURQUE was born 17 December 1765, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Jean was 31 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.