Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA

(b. 7 May 1734 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1777 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA was born 7 May 1734 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Angélique BISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BISSON and Marie-Jeanne-Françoise BEAUDET

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

Jean-Baptiste married Ursule BOUCHER 7 November 1757 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ursule BOUCHER was born 16 November 1738 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Ursule was the child of Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule MARION.

Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA died 21 July 1777 in Yamachiche, 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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Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA married

Ursule BOUCHER-- Date: 7 November 1757 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Ursule BOUCHER was the child of Denis-Joseph BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule MARION

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Ursule BOUCHER:

Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA (b.28 February 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1836, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Genevieve BOURASSA (b.18 July 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada d. , )
m. Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 8 September 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Ursule BOURASSA (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 26 May 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charlotte-Judith BOURASSA (b.8 March 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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1734 Birth
7 May 1734
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Ursule BOUCHER 7 November 1757, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA was born 28 February 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Genevieve BOURASSA was born 18 July 1761, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Judith BOURASSA was born 8 March 1768, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 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.