Laurent BOURGOIN

(b. 23 February 1701 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1782 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Laurent BOURGOIN was born 23 February 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Laurent BOURGOIN was the child of Jacques BOURGOIN and Marie-Jeanne MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOURGOIN and Catherine BASSET (maternal) Nicolas MATTE and Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY

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

Laurent married Marie-Madeleine PROULX 12 January 1732 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 26 January 1710 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Madeleine died 4 June 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph PROULX and Marie-Josephte DUPONT.

Laurent BOURGOIN died 28 January 1782 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, 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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Laurent BOURGOIN married

Marie-Madeleine PROULX-- Date: 12 January 1732 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was the child of Joseph PROULX and Marie-Josephte DUPONT

Children of Laurent BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine PROULX:

Joseph BOURGOIN (b.19 March 1732, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1793, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Scholastique LEMAY 29 October 1753 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1701 Birth
23 February 1701
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine PROULX 12 January 1732, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURGOIN was born 19 March 1732, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Laurent was 31 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURGOIN married 29 October 1753 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Scholastique LEMAY

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.