flag female ancestor  Adelaide  PAPINEAU

  (b. 26 April 1809 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada   d. 16 October 1863 Saint-Césaire, Canada East )  

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Adelaide PAPINEAU was born 26 April 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Adelaide PAPINEAU was the child of Francois PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY   and   Louise BRISSETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Francois PAPINEAU and Marie Claire CHAILLOT (maternal)  Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE)

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Adelaide  married  Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE 29 September 1829 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE  was born 21 December 1804 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Jean-Baptiste died 18 January 1893 in Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Simon BOURQ and Marie-Reine PARE.

Adelaide PAPINEAU died 16 October 1863 in Saint-Césaire, 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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Adelaide PAPINEAU married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE-- Date: 29 September 1829 Place: Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was the child of Simon BOURQ and Marie-Reine PARE




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birth1809 Birth
26 April 1809
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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
Adelaide PAPINEAU and Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE 29 September 1829, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire)

She was 20 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.
death1863 Death
16 October 1863
Saint-Césaire, Canada East

She died at the age of 54.
Added: 3/7/2026 11:19:46 AM - Updated: 3/7/2026 11:21:34 AM

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