Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG)

(b. 17 February 1772 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1809 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) was born 17 February 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) was the child of Claude BOURG and Marie GUILBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BOURG and Judith GUÉRIN (maternal) Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 9 January 1804 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 23 February 1784 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT.

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) died 4 December 1809 in La Présentation, 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-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) married

Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE-- Date: 9 January 1804 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was the child of François GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth DUFAULT

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) and Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE:

Elisabeth BOURQUE (b.17 August 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 5 August 1841, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

Francois BOURQUE (b.17 February 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

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1772 Birth
17 February 1772
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE (BOURG) and Marie-Elisabeth GAREAU dite ST-ONGE 9 January 1804, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 31 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOURQUE was born 17 August 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Francois BOURQUE was born 17 February 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.