Elisabeth BOURGAULT

(b. 1 October 1778 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1818 , Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth BOURGAULT was born 1 October 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Elisabeth BOURGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT and Madeleine VERMET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT (BOURGAUD) and Françoise-Thérèse BIGUET (BIGUE) (maternal) Pierre VERMET and Marie-Madeleine BOUTIN

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

Elisabeth married Pierre-Michel VEZINA 10 July 1797 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre-Michel VEZINA was born 8 November 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Pierre-Michel died 22 December 1818 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Pierre-Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEZINA and Marie-Geneviève TRUDEL.

Elisabeth BOURGAULT died 12 October 1818 in Isle-aux-Grues, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Elisabeth BOURGAULT married

Pierre-Michel VEZINA-- Date: 10 July 1797 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Pierre-Michel VEZINA was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEZINA and Marie-Geneviève TRUDEL

Children of Pierre-Michel VEZINA and Elisabeth BOURGAULT:

Olivier VEZINA (b.5 March 1805, L'Islet, Lower Canada d. 18 September 1879, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada )
m. Sophie LEMIEUX 24 November 1835 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Francois VEZINA (b.13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine SIMPSON 15 September 1840 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA (b.10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1886, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LAVOIE 23 July 1839 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1778 Birth
1 October 1778
Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BOURGAULT and Pierre-Michel VEZINA 10 July 1797, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Olivier VEZINA was born 5 March 1805, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Francois VEZINA was born 13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Elisabeth was 34 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA was born 10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Elisabeth was 37 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)