Pierre BOURGEOIS

(b. abt. 1723 , Acadia, Canada d. 27 June 1793 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BOURGEOIS was born abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada

Pierre BOURGEOIS was the child of Charles BOURGEOIS and Madeleine CORMIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOURGEOIS and Marie BLANCHARD (maternal) Alexis CORMIER and Marie Anne LEBLANC

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Pierre married Marie RICHARD 14 February 1746 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie RICHARD was born 26 April 1722 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie died 28 November 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER.

Pierre married (2) Marie BERNARD 8 February 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BERNARD was born abt. 1720 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 31 May 1807 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean Baptiste BERNARD and Marie Cecile GAUDET.

Pierre BOURGEOIS died 27 June 1793 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Family and Children of Pierre BOURGEOIS

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Pierre BOURGEOIS married

Marie RICHARD-- Date: 14 February 1746 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER

Children of Pierre BOURGEOIS and Marie RICHARD:

Marie BOURGEOIS (b.abt. 1750, , Acadia, Canada d. 8 February 1821, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MIGNEAULT dit AUBIN 19 February 1770 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Antoine BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ 11 January 1796 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre BOURGEOIS married

Marie BERNARD-- Date: 8 February 1763 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BERNARD was the child of Jean Baptiste BERNARD and Marie Cecile GAUDET

Children of Pierre BOURGEOIS and Marie BERNARD:

Josephe BOURGEOIS (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 5 August 1782 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre BOURGEOIS (b.3 April 1764, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Archange-Desanges LITTLEFIELD 3 October 1784 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1746 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURGEOIS and Marie RICHARD 14 February 1746, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie RICHARD died 28 November 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURGEOIS and Marie BERNARD 8 February 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre BOURGEOIS was born 3 April 1764, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURGEOIS married 19 February 1770 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph MIGNEAULT dit AUBIN

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.