Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA

(b. 2 November 1744 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1789 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA was born 2 November 1744 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA was the child of Antoine BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine MOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER (maternal) Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

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

Rosalie-Louise married Pierre MESNY 18 January 1762 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MESNY was born 1 October 1727 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESNY and Catherine BABEU.

Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA died 16 May 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Pierre Mesny

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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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Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA married

Pierre MESNY-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: La Prairie, Canada
Pierre MESNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESNY and Catherine BABEU

Children of Pierre MESNY and Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA:

Marie-Anne MESNY (b.8 October 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 September 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS 23 July 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1744 Birth
2 November 1744
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie-Louise BOURASSA and Pierre MESNY 18 January 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MESNY was born 8 October 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Rosalie-Louise was 19 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MESNY married 23 July 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS