Marie-Anne BOURASSA

(b. 26 February 1724 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1792 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne BOURASSA was born 26 February 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne BOURASSA was the child of François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER (maternal) Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie RIVET

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Marie-Anne married Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) 14 November 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 6 June 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Gabriel died 27 June 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Gabriel was the child of Louis PREVOST and Thérèse MAHEU.

Marie-Anne married (2) François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE 26 October 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 27 February 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). François died 20 May 1789 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). François was the child of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIEN.

Marie-Anne BOURASSA died 10 November 1792 in Chambly, 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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Marie-Anne BOURASSA married

Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST)-- Date: 14 November 1746 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) was the child of Louis PREVOST and Thérèse MAHEU

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Children of Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Anne BOURASSA:

Pierre PROVOST (b.18 March 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

Albert PREVOST (b.18 September 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1796, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Louise PAQUET 29 January 1770 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph PROVOST (b.3 November 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe PROVOST (b.7 December 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne PREVOST (b.5 September 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1817 , Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne PATENAUDE 3 February 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Felicite PROVOST (b.3 April 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Madeleine PROVOST (b.11 November 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Claude PROVOST (b.2 July 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Madeleine PREVOST (b.29 July 1760, La Prairie, Canada d. 8 May 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Louis PAQUET 8 February 1779 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.17 December 1761, Chambly, Canada d. February 1804, Chambly, Lower Canada )

Toussaint-Albert PROVOST (PREVOST) (b.31 October 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1824, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique-Louise-Marie MONIER 23 November 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne BOURASSA married

François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE-- Date: 26 October 1778 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIEN

Children of François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Anne BOURASSA:

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1724 Birth
26 February 1724
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BOURASSA and Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) 14 November 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre PROVOST was born 18 March 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Albert PREVOST was born 18 September 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph PROVOST was born 3 November 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Joseph PROVOST died 2 January 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PROVOST was born 7 December 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1752 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe PROVOST died 11 August 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PREVOST was born 5 September 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Felicite PROVOST was born 3 April 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PROVOST was born 11 November 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Claude PROVOST was born 2 July 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine PROVOST died 19 August 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Madeleine PREVOST was born 29 July 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 17 December 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Albert PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 31 October 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Albert PREVOST married 29 January 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louise PAQUET

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PREVOST married 3 February 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Étienne PATENAUDE

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel PROVOST (PREVOST) died 27 June 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BOURASSA and François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE 26 October 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 54 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PREVOST married 8 February 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis PAQUET

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
François MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 20 May 1789, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1790 Marriage of Child
Toussaint-Albert PROVOST (PREVOST) married 23 November 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Angelique-Louise-Marie MONIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Death
10 November 1792
Chambly, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

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