Marguerite BOURASSA

(b. 1 March 1726 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1791 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite BOURASSA was born 1 March 1726 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marguerite BOURASSA was the child of François BOURASSA and Marguerite JOURDAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BOURASSA and Catherine POITEVIN (maternal) Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste POIRE 3 November 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Jean-Baptiste POIRE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 12 December 1794 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN.

Marguerite BOURASSA died 17 March 1791 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .

m. Poire Jean-Baptiste

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Marguerite BOURASSA married

Jean-Baptiste POIRE-- Date: 3 November 1745 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste POIRE was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste POIRE and Marguerite BOURASSA:

Marie-Josephte POIRE (b.10 September 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre NAULT dit LABRIE 7 January 1777 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1726 Birth
1 March 1726
Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOURASSA and Jean-Baptiste POIRE 3 November 1745, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POIRE was born 10 September 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite 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.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte POIRE married 7 January 1777, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Pierre NAULT dit LABRIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)