flag female ancestor  Marguerite  TOUSSAINT

  (b. 10 October 1740 Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France   d. 17 April 1838 La Pocatière, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite TOUSSAINT was born 10 October 1740 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Marguerite TOUSSAINT was the child of Jean TOUSSAINT   and   Suzanne MIMAUX and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean MIMAUX (MIMEAU) and Suzanne FILTEAU

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Marguerite  married  Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE 23 June 1761 in La Pocatière, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE  was born 20 January 1739 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).  Maurice died 31 May 1812 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).  Maurice was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER.

Marguerite TOUSSAINT died 17 April 1838 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 TOUSSAINT married flag male ancestor Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE-- Date: 23 June 1761 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER




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birth1740 Birth
10 October 1740
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
marriage1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite TOUSSAINT and Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE 23 June 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE was born 29 April 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite was 29 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE married 28 January 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Marie PELLETIER
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE married 28 January 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE died 31 May 1812, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE died 4 October 1835, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marguerite was 95 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1838 Death
17 April 1838
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 97.
Added: 8/3/2021 10:48:19 AM - Updated: 8/3/2021 10:49:24 AM

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