Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

(b. 14 November 1703 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1782 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 14 November 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Jeanne PEPIN (maternal) Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE 20 July 1732 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE was born 27 July 1712 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Anne-Alexis died 16 November 1740 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne-Alexis was the child of Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Madeleine DUREAU 9 June 1743 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DUREAU was born 25 April 1716 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Madeleine died 21 January 1793 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS.

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 3 December 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

[Hide/Show]

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE-- Date: 20 July 1732 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE was the child of Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE:

Marie-Anne HEROUX (b.9 March 1735, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1762, Yamachiche, Canada )
m. Pierre LAMY 9 January 1758 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte HEROUX (b.2 December 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephte HEROUX (b.3 April 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

Louis HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.7 July 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1793, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Marie-Madeleine DUREAU-- Date: 9 June 1743 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine DUREAU was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS

Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Madeleine DUREAU:

Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE (b.25 April 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1811, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1703 Birth
14 November 1703
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE 20 July 1732, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX was born 9 March 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HEROUX was born 2 December 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HEROUX was born 3 April 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Louis HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 7 July 1739, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Alexis LEMAITRE died 16 November 1740, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Madeleine DUREAU 9 June 1743 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 39 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 25 April 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX married 9 January 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre LAMY

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Anne HEROUX died 8 March 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 58 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.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte HEROUX died 28 April 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 66 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.