Joseph-François BOURGOIN

(b. 6 December 1707 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 January 1796 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-François BOURGOIN was born 6 December 1707 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph-François BOURGOIN was the child of Jacques BOURGOIN and Marie-Jeanne MESNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOURGOIN and Catherine BASSET (maternal) Étienne MESNY and Catherine LAÎNÉ

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Joseph-François married Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY 29 August 1735 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY was born 19 March 1711 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died abt. 1735 Marie-Charlotte was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Angélique DELUGRE.

Joseph-François BOURGOIN died 12 January 1796 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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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Joseph-François BOURGOIN married

Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY-- Date: 29 August 1735 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Angélique DELUGRE

Children of Joseph-François BOURGOIN and Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY:

Ursule BOURGOIN (b.20 February 1738, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 19 January 1756 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Angelique BOURGOIN (b.17 April 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1816, Québec, Lower Canada )

Thérèse BOURGOIN (b.6 April 1744, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1824, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. François TURGEON 2 May 1763 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1707 Birth
6 December 1707
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-François BOURGOIN and Marie-Charlotte DUGUAY 29 August 1735, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Ursule BOURGOIN was born 20 February 1738, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph-François was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Angelique BOURGOIN was born 17 April 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph-François was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Thérèse BOURGOIN was born 6 April 1744, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph-François was 36 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Ursule BOURGOIN married 19 January 1756, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE

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 of Child
Thérèse BOURGOIN married 2 May 1763, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to François TURGEON

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.