Charles BOUSQUET

(b. 12 April 1730 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1785 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles BOUSQUET was born 12 April 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Charles BOUSQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUSQUET and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE) (maternal) François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Catherine BONHOMME

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Charles married Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 16 February 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 15 November 1735 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died abt. 1770 in . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT.

Charles BOUSQUET died 17 March 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Charles BOUSQUET married

Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 16 February 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT

Children of Charles BOUSQUET and Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE:

Charles BOUSQUET (b.7 July 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise DUDEVOIR 11 October 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Toussaint BOUSQUET (b.17 July 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine PHANEUF 4 February 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BOUSQUET (b.27 October 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER 8 February 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte-Charles BOUSQUET (b.25 May 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1832, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis-Amable ARCHAMBAULT 20 September 1784 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Francois MAHEU 29 April 1805 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable BOUSQUET (b.27 November 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite DUDEVOIR 13 October 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Judith BOUSQUET (b.9 June 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1800, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Charles GERBERT 7 January 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Martin BOUSQUET (b.12 November 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Françoise MAILLET 2 August 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Louise BOISSEAU 30 June 1819 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1730 Birth
12 April 1730
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Charles BOUSQUET and Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 16 February 1756 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Charles BOUSQUET was born 7 July 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 28 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Toussaint BOUSQUET was born 17 July 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOUSQUET was born 27 October 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 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
Marie-Charlotte-Charles BOUSQUET was born 25 May 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Amable BOUSQUET was born 27 November 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 36 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith BOUSQUET was born 9 June 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 40 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Martin BOUSQUET was born 12 November 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 43 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOUSQUET married 8 February 1779 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUSQUET married 11 October 1779 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise DUDEVOIR

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Charles BOUSQUET married 20 September 1784 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Amable ARCHAMBAULT