François-Marie BOURASSA

(b. 27 June 1737 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1810 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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François-Marie BOURASSA was born 27 June 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

François-Marie BOURASSA was the child of François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Suzanne LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER (maternal) Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François-Marie married Agnès LEFEBVRE 12 February 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agnès LEFEBVRE was born 21 January 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Agnès died 21 March 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Agnès was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite MOQUIN.

François-Marie BOURASSA died 22 May 1810 in La Prairie, Lower 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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François-Marie BOURASSA married

Agnès LEFEBVRE-- Date: 12 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Agnès LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite MOQUIN

Children of François-Marie BOURASSA and Agnès LEFEBVRE:

Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA (b.28 November 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1818, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Paul MARIER dit STE-MARIE 19 February 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geoffroy BOURASSA (b.19 January 1761, La Prairie, Canada d. 29 January 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

François BOURASSA (b.29 July 1762, La Prairie, Canada d. 10 March 1764 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

François BOURASSA (b.7 April 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 February 1770 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Agnes BOURASSA (b.1 August 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 January 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Vital BOURASSA (b.18 January 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 September 1847, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Isabelle DUPUIS 21 November 1796 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Archange BOURASSA (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 March 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BROSSEAU 30 January 1797 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Hubert BOURASSA (b.21 October 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 June 1860, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Geneviève DUBUC 20 February 1797 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1737 Birth
27 June 1737
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie BOURASSA and Agnès LEFEBVRE 12 February 1759 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA was born 28 November 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Geoffroy BOURASSA was born 19 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François BOURASSA was born 29 July 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 25 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 Death of Child
Geoffroy BOURASSA died 29 January 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 25 years old.

1764 Death of Child
François BOURASSA died 10 March 1764 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François BOURASSA was born 7 April 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 29 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Agnes BOURASSA was born 1 August 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 32 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Agnes BOURASSA died 26 January 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 32 years old.

1770 Death of Child
François BOURASSA died 1 February 1770 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Vital BOURASSA was born 18 January 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 33 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
Hubert BOURASSA was born 21 October 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 39 years old.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agnès LEFEBVRE died 21 March 1780 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA married 19 February 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre-Paul MARIER dit STE-MARIE

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Vital BOURASSA married 21 November 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Isabelle DUPUIS

1797 Marriage of Child
Archange BOURASSA married 30 January 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis BROSSEAU

1797 Marriage of Child
Hubert BOURASSA married 20 February 1797, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Geneviève DUBUC

1799 Death of Child
Archange BOURASSA died 11 March 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 61 years old.

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

1810 Death
22 May 1810
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 7/16/2010 1:53:27 PM - Updated: 5/23/2025 10:02:04 AM