Marguerite BOURASSA

(b. 22 September 1764 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1799 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite BOURASSA was born 22 September 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite BOURASSA was the child of Pierre BOURASSA and Marguerite PERRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN (maternal) Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

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

Marguerite married Joseph DENEAU 5 February 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DENEAU was born 24 January 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe LEFORT.

Marguerite BOURASSA died 27 January 1799 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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Marguerite BOURASSA married

Joseph DENEAU-- Date: 5 February 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DENEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe LEFORT

Children of Joseph DENEAU and Marguerite BOURASSA:

Pierre DENEAULT (b.22 May 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 23 August 1878, La Prairie, Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine LEBERT 20 April 1812 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1764 Birth
22 September 1764
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOURASSA and Joseph DENEAU 5 February 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pierre DENEAULT was born 22 May 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

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