Jean BOURGOIN

(b. 16 June 1736 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1821 , Mascouche, Lower Canada )

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Jean BOURGOIN was born 16 June 1736 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Jean BOURGOIN was the child of Vincent BOURGOIN and Françoise MIGNERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY (CHAINE) (maternal) Pierre MIGNERON and Marie-Anne CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE

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

Jean married Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY 30 January 1758 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY was born 17 November 1739 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Amable-Catherine died 16 April 1817 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Amable-Catherine was the child of Guillaume CHEARBY (CHERBY) and Marie-Anne MILLET.

Jean BOURGOIN died 2 October 1821 in Mascouche, 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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Jean BOURGOIN married

Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY was the child of Guillaume CHEARBY (CHERBY) and Marie-Anne MILLET

Children of Jean BOURGOIN and Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY:

Vincent BOURGOUIN (b.16 August 1762, Mascouche, Canada d. 22 November 1841, Mascouche, Canada East )
m. Marie-Francoise ETHIER 21 January 1793 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Geneviève BOURGOIN (b.29 October 1772, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1810, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LIMOGES 24 August 1795 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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1736 Birth
16 June 1736
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean BOURGOIN and Marie-Amable-Catherine CHERBY 30 January 1758, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Vincent BOURGOUIN was born 16 August 1762, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOURGOIN was born 29 October 1772, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Jean was 36 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.