Joseph BOURGELAS

(b. 31 January 1731 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1788 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BOURGELAS was born 31 January 1731 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Joseph BOURGELAS was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Philippe BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MIGNIER

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Joseph married Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 27 November 1752 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 12 May 1734 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Brigitte-Dorothée died 10 August 1793 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Brigitte-Dorothée was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET.

Joseph BOURGELAS died 30 July 1788 in La Pocatière, 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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Joseph BOURGELAS married

Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE-- Date: 27 November 1752 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

Children of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE:

Brigitte BOURGELAS (b.27 November 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada d. 25 March 1823, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre FOURNIER 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS (b.6 January 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1836, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD 7 March 1791 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1731 Birth
31 January 1731
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 27 November 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Brigitte BOURGELAS was born 27 November 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS was born 6 January 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 34 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.