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Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE

(b. 30 March 1683 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1766 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE was born 30 March 1683 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE was the child of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI and the grandchild of: (maternal) René BENARD dit BOURJOLI and Marie SEDILOT

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne SAMSON 4 January 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Anne SAMSON was born abt. 1684 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND.

Pierre married (2) Thérèse CARPENTIER 7 January 1713 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Thérèse CARPENTIER was born 3 July 1689 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Thérèse died 7 December 1728 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Thérèse was the child of Noel CARPENTIER and Marie-Jeanne TOUSSAINT.

Pierre married (3) Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 7 June 1729 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was born 16 July 1697 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Louise died 4 June 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARIL.

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE died 10 October 1766 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE

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Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Anne SAMSON-- Date: 4 January 1706 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne SAMSON was the child of Gabriel SAMSON and Françoise DURAND

Children of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne SAMSON:

Marie-Anne-Catherine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE (b.6 November 1706, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre-Thomas BARIL 10 January 1733 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Madeleine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE (b.abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 April 1733, , Québec Province, Canada )

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE married

Thérèse CARPENTIER-- Date: 7 January 1713 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Thérèse CARPENTIER was the child of Noel CARPENTIER and Marie-Jeanne TOUSSAINT

Children of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Thérèse CARPENTIER:

Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU (b.13 October 1713, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin DESHAIES 30 August 1737 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph-René BOURBEAU (b.2 December 1714, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) 7 February 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François BOURBEAU (b.5 April 1716, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1804 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte BELAND 5 November 1739 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU (b.19 September 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1805, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE 13 February 1747 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charles-Ignace BOURBEAU (b.6 July 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1786 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Claire BELAND 16 October 1751 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte BOURBEAU (b.1 November 1728, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS 15 February 1745 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)-- Date: 7 June 1729 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
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Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Catherine BARIL

Children of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT):

Catherine BOURBEAU (b.19 September 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE 6 November 1747 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 June 1821, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas BELAND 1 February 1757 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Louise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHENE (b.9 October 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles HAMEL 31 March 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1683 Birth
30 March 1683
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Anglican Church (1699)
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1706 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne SAMSON 4 January 1706, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE was born 6 November 1706, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1713 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Thérèse CARPENTIER 7 January 1713, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU was born 13 October 1713, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph-René BOURBEAU was born 2 December 1714, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
François BOURBEAU was born 5 April 1716, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU was born 19 September 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Birth of Child
Charles-Ignace BOURBEAU was born 6 July 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Josephte BOURBEAU was born 1 November 1728, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1728 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse CARPENTIER died 7 December 1728, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1729 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 7 June 1729, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 46 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Catherine BOURBEAU was born 19 September 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE married 10 January 1733, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre-Thomas BARIL

1733 Death of Child
Madeleine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE died 30 April 1733, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1737 Marriage of Child
Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU married 30 August 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Augustin DESHAIES

1739 Marriage of Child
François BOURBEAU married 5 November 1739 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Charlotte BELAND

1740 Birth of Child
Louise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHENE was born 9 October 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 57 years old.

1742 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE died 11 March 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 58 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Josephte BOURBEAU married 15 February 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles BOURBEAU married 13 February 1747, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Anne MORAND dite DOUVILLE

1747 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOURBEAU married 6 November 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE

1751 Marriage of Child
Charles-Ignace BOURBEAU married 16 October 1751, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Claire BELAND

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX married 1 February 1757, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Nicolas BELAND

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph-René BOURBEAU married 7 February 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

1761 Marriage of Child
Louise BOURBEAU dite BEAUCHENE married 31 March 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charles HAMEL

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) died 4 June 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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 Death
10 October 1766
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He died at the age of 83.

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