François BOURASSA

(b. 2 May 1687 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1777 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BOURASSA was born 2 May 1687 in Québec, Canada, New France

François BOURASSA was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Catherine POITEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOURASSEAU and Francoise FOUCHARD

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François married Marguerite JOURDAIN 12 June 1714 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite JOURDAIN was born 29 January 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 6 October 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN.

François BOURASSA died 26 February 1777 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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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François BOURASSA married

Marguerite JOURDAIN-- Date: 12 June 1714 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
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Marguerite JOURDAIN was the child of Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN

St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévy

Children of François BOURASSA and Marguerite JOURDAIN:

Francois BOURASSA (b.abt. 1715, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 May 1802, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

Marie-Louise BOURASSA (b.13 December 1716, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe BOURASSA (b.28 August 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel BOURASSA (b.abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 March 1791, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise DUSSAULT 8 November 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jacques BOURASSA (b.3 June 1721, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1804, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse GUAY 15 October 1748 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
m. Louise CARRIER 8 August 1757 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Angélique BOURASSA (b.5 May 1723, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )

Geneviève BOURASSA (b.10 December 1724, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite BOURASSA (b.1 March 1726, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1791, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste POIRE 3 November 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Veronique BOURASSA (b.14 April 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

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1687 Birth
2 May 1687
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
François BOURASSA and Marguerite JOURDAIN 12 June 1714, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOURASSA was born 13 December 1716, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 29 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BOURASSA was born 28 August 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 31 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURASSA was born 3 June 1721, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 34 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique BOURASSA was born 5 May 1723, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 36 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOURASSA was born 10 December 1724, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 37 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOURASSA was born 1 March 1726, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 38 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Veronique BOURASSA was born 14 April 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 41 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOURASSA married 3 November 1745, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Jean-Baptiste POIRE

1746 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite JOURDAIN died 6 October 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1748 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BOURASSA died 8 August 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 61 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOURASSA married 15 October 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Thérèse GUAY

1751 Death of Child
Veronique BOURASSA died 11 April 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 63 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Michel BOURASSA married 8 November 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Louise DUSSAULT

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOURASSA married 8 August 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise CARRIER

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.

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.