Marguerite PERRAS

(b. 15 April 1739 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1773 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite PERRAS was born 15 April 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marguerite PERRAS was the child of Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY (maternal) Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS

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

Marguerite married Pierre BOURASSA 7 January 1761 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BOURASSA was born 29 August 1734 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 3 May 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN.

Marguerite PERRAS died 10 January 1773 in La Prairie, 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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Marguerite PERRAS married

Pierre BOURASSA-- Date: 7 January 1761 Place: La Prairie, Canada
Pierre BOURASSA was the child of Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN

Children of Pierre BOURASSA and Marguerite PERRAS:

Marguerite BOURASSA (b.22 September 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DENEAU 5 February 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise BOURASSA (b.8 October 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Nicolas BLANCHARD 11 January 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1739 Birth
15 April 1739
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PERRAS and Pierre BOURASSA 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOURASSA was born 22 September 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOURASSA was born 8 October 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 33 years old.