Marguerite DUPERE

(b. 3 December 1716 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1795 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite DUPERE was born 3 December 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite DUPERE was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DUPERE dit LARIVIERE and Marie CHRETIEN (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

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

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU 8 August 1735 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU and Jacquette-Marguerite VIVIER.

Marguerite married (2) Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 18 January 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 7 December 1728 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Paul died 16 March 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Paul was the child of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST.

Marguerite DUPERE died 12 March 1795 in Québec, 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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Marguerite DUPERE married

Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU-- Date: 8 August 1735 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU and Jacquette-Marguerite VIVIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU and Marguerite DUPERE:

Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU (b.29 June 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU (b.7 December 1738, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1800, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS 12 September 1762 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise-Genevieve BOURBEAU (b.5 June 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ignace ISOIRE 20 February 1764 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph-Eustache BOURBEAU (b.22 July 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1825, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Thecle TREMBLAY 12 January 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Marie-Madeleine RHÉAUME 14 September 1790 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Joseph BOURBEAU (b.23 May 1746, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie BERNIER 4 June 1764 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Françoise BOURBEAU (b.30 January 1748, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite DUPERE married

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE-- Date: 18 January 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

Children of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marguerite DUPERE:

Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.19 September 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1810, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine RENAUD 13 June 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Louise HEBERT 21 November 1786 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Marie-Angélique BEDARD 12 October 1801 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1716 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Margueritte Dupere
gender: Female
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baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 03 Dec 1716
birthplace: Saint-Charles-de-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Louis Dupere
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marie Anne Gagnon
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I04036-0
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1290316
reference number: p 9
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Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUPERE and Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU 8 August 1735 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 18 years old.

1735 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURBEAU was born 29 June 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU was born 7 December 1738, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louise-Genevieve BOURBEAU was born 5 June 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph-Eustache BOURBEAU was born 22 July 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph BOURBEAU was born 23 May 1746, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BOURBEAU was born 30 January 1748, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUPERE and Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 18 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 34 years old.

1751 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 19 September 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU married 12 September 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Louise-Genevieve BOURBEAU married 20 February 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Ignace ISOIRE

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 March 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1764 Marriage of Child
Jean-Joseph BOURBEAU married 4 June 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie BERNIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 13 June 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Madeleine RENAUD

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Eustache BOURBEAU married 12 January 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Thecle TREMBLAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 21 November 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise HEBERT

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Eustache BOURBEAU married 14 September 1790, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Madeleine RHÉAUME

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

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