flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  BOURQUE

  (b. 21 December 1804 Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada   d. 18 January 1893 Farnham, Québec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was born 21 December 1804 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was the child of Simon BOURQ   and   Marie-Reine PARE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Alexandre BOURG and Marie HÉBERT (maternal)  Louis PARE and Marie-Louise FOURNIER

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Adelaide PAPINEAU 29 September 1829 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide PAPINEAU  was born 26 April 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).  Adelaide died 16 October 1863 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire).  Adelaide was the child of Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Louise BRISSETTE.

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE died 18 January 1893 in Farnham, Québec, 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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birth1804 Birth
21 December 1804
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
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
marriage1829 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE and Adelaide PAPINEAU 29 September 1829, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)

He was 24 years old.
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.
marriage1856 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE married 10 November 1856, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire) to Marie BROUILLETTE
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelaide PAPINEAU died 16 October 1863, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1893 Death
18 January 1893
Farnham, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 88.
Added: 3/7/2026 11:14:57 AM - Updated: 3/7/2026 11:21:34 AM

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