Joseph BOURGEOIS

(b. 14 November 1746 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 1 March 1830 , Havre-Aubert, Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada )

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Joseph BOURGEOIS was born 14 November 1746 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph BOURGEOIS was the child of Jean Jacques BOURGEOIS and Marie Marguerite BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOURGEOIS and Marie BLANCHARD (maternal) Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Joseph married Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 8 January 1771 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was born November 1751 in Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia). Angélique died 6 November 1838 in Havre-Aubert, Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Francoise ARSENAULT.

Joseph BOURGEOIS died 1 March 1830 in Havre-Aubert, Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada.
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Joseph BOURGEOIS married

Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)-- Date: 8 January 1771 Place: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was the child of Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Francoise ARSENAULT

Children of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU):

Jean BOURGEOIS (b.6 September 1774, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France d. 8 May 1839, Havre-Aubert, Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie CHIASSON 14 January 1794

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1746 Birth
14 November 1746
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOURGEOIS and Angélique BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 8 January 1771, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

He was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean BOURGEOIS was born 6 September 1774, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Joseph was 27 years old.

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.