flag male ancestor  Rene Francois  BOURASSA

  (b. 1 June 1718 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 24 November 1792 Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) )  

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Rene Francois BOURASSA was born 1 June 1718 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Rene Francois BOURASSA was the child of Rene BOURASSA   and   Agnès GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER (maternal)  Pierre GAGNÉ and Catherine DAUBIGEON

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Rene Francois  married  Anne Charlotte CHEVALIER 3 August 1744 in Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Charlotte CHEVALIER  was born 1 March 1726 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac).  Anne Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE.

Rene Francois BOURASSA died 24 November 1792 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).





married Anne Charlotte Chevalier, 13 August 1744, in Michilimakinac, Michigan


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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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Rene Francois BOURASSA married flag female ancestor Anne Charlotte CHEVALIER-- Date: 3 August 1744 Place: Mackinac Island, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Anne Charlotte CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Françoise ALAVOINE




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birth1718 Birth
1 June 1718
La Prairie, Canada, New France
marriage1744 Marriage / Partner
Rene Francois BOURASSA and Anne Charlotte CHEVALIER 3 August 1744, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)

He was 26 years old.
1746 Birth of Child
Charlotte BOURASSA was born 12 November 1746, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Rene Francois was 28 years old.
marriage1767 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BOURASSA married 20 July 1767, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Francois MARSAC
death1792 Death
24 November 1792
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 8/29/2015 6:37:02 PM - Updated: 7/22/2025 4:36:30 PM

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