Marguerite Bourg (abt. 1752 - 1777)

Born about 1752 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of François Lemay — married 20 May 1776 in Bastican, Quebec Province

Died 30 Jun 1777 at about age 25 in Yamachiche, Quebec Province

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Biography

Marguerite was born about 1752. She is the daughter of Jean Bourg and Madeline Blanchard. ^[1]. There is a Joseph Bourg with wife, 1 boy and 2 girls found in Memramcook in January 1752 which fits with this family composition with her older sister and older brother being the other two children.^[2]

She married Francois Lemay in Bastican, Quebec in 1776. Niether of her parents were alive, but her sisters attended: Theotiste, Josephe, and Elisabeth^[3][1]

She died a year later in Yamachiche (1777).^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Birth, Death, Marriage, Parents, Siblings Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription)PRDH
2. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 277-308.

   Joseph BOURG, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls.

3. ↑ Drouin Genealogical Institute (needs subscription) Marriage