flag female ancestor  Marie-Thérèse  LAFOREST

  (b. 3 February 1776 Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 18 June 1857 Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )  

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Marie-Thérèse LAFOREST was born 3 February 1776 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse LAFOREST was the child of Pierre LAFOREST   and   Marie-Madeleine DEVOST dite DENEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre Yves LAPIERRE dit LAFOREST and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE (maternal)  Jacques DEVOST dit DENEAU and Charlotte BOUCHER

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Marie-Thérèse  married  Francois BOURGOIN 19 August 1793 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois BOURGOIN  was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Francois died 19 October 1856 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre).  Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) and Marie-Anne ALBERT.

Marie-Thérèse LAFOREST died 18 June 1857 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Thérèse LAFOREST married flag male ancestor Francois BOURGOIN-- Date: 19 August 1793 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Francois BOURGOIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGOIN (BOURGOUIN) and Marie-Anne ALBERT




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birth1776 Birth
3 February 1776
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse LAFOREST and Francois BOURGOIN 19 August 1793, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 17 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Francois BOURGOIN was born 8 September 1801, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Marie-Thérèse was 25 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Marie BOURGOIN was born 5 April 1805, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.
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
marriage1821 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURGOIN married 10 September 1821, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Joseph MICHAUD
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Francois BOURGOIN married 17 April 1826, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Marguerite LAFORGE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois BOURGOIN died 19 October 1856, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
death1857 Death
18 June 1857
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

She died at the age of 81.
Added: 6/1/2022 12:57:53 PM - Updated: 4/3/2024 7:12:00 PM

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