Joseph Bourg (1733 - aft. 1785)

Born 1733 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Josephe Dugas — married about 1756 in Acadie

Husband of Marie Madeleine Granger — married 30 Jun 1760 in Pleurtuit, Britagne, France

Descendants

Died after 15 Aug 1785 after age 52 in Louisiana, New Spain

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Biography

Joseph Bourg is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on Plaque 7 Right, La Bergere arrivee Le 15 Aout 1785. Listed with Joseph is his spouse, Marie Magdelene Granger, and their children, Sebastien Joseph, Jean Baptiste, Marie Josephe and Elisabeth Granger; and two nieces, Luce and Margueritte Daigle.^[1]

Joseph Bourg migrated from France to Louisiana.

Joseph Bourg was born about 1733 in Cobequit, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. His parents were Abraham Bourg (~1678 - >1733) and Marie Theriot (~1696 - ~1733).^[2]

His siblings were:

1. Unknown Bourg (<1707 - )
2. Pierre Bourg (1707 - )
3. Marguerite Bourg (1710 - )
4. Elisabeth Bourg (~1712 - 1759)
5. Marie Bourg (~1713 - )
6. Marie Madeleine Bourg (~1716 - ~1758)
7. Jean Pierre Bourg (~1718 - <1759)

Joseph married Marguerite Josephe Dugas (~1735 - 1758) in 1756 in Acadie. She perished at sea during the grand derangement in 1758, as they were being forcibly deported by the British to France.^[2]

Joseph Bourg, widower of Marguerite-Joseph Dugast, disembarked at St. Malo on January 23, 1759 from one of the "Five Ships." ^[3] He resided with his children, and later also his second wife and their children, in the following parishes:

• Plouer 1759 -1760
  
• St Coulomb 1760 -1766
  
• St. Servan 1766 - 1771^[2]

Joseph married Marie Madeleine Granger (1731 - >1788) on 30 June 1760 in Pleurtuit, Britagne, France.^[2]

Their children were:

1. Pierre Bourg (1761 - 1811)
2. Joseph Bourg (Twin, 1761-1762)^[4]
3. Marie Josephe Bourg (~1764 - 1817)
4. Fabien Joseph Sebastien Bourg (1765 - 1804)
5. Jean Baptiste Bourg (1767 - 1813).
6. Elizabeth-Blanche Bourg (1770)^[5]

They immigrated to Louisiana aboard la Bergere, sailing from Nantes, France on 14 May 1785 and arrived at the port of New Orleans on August 15, 1785.^[1] He was 52 years old.^[6]

Joseph died at an unknown date after 15 August 1785 in Louisiana, New Spain.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial, Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair, (Opelousas, LA: Bodemuller, 2015), p. 31.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Albert J Robichaux, Acadian Exiles in Saint Malo, 1758-1785, Vol. 1 ("AESM"), (Eunice, Louisiana: Hebert Publications, 1981) pp. 146-148. As transcribed by Celeste Boudreaux Peters (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jkb100511&id=I1445). Text:

   173. JOSEPH BOURG - born about 1733 in the parish of St. Pierre and St. Paul in Acadie, son of Abraham BOURG and Marie THERIOT.
   Married (1) about 1758 MARGUERITE-JOSEPHE DUGAST - born about 1735 -died at sea during the crossing to France, 1758-1759.
   Married (1) about 1758 MARGUERITE-JOSEPHE DUGAST - born about 1735 -died at sea during the crossing to France, 1758-1759.
   
   Married (2) June 30, 1760 (Pleurtuit, Ile-et-Vilaine) MARIE-MADELEINE GRANGER - born May 2, 1731 (St. Charles-des-Mines, Acadie) Daughter of Joseph GRANGER and Angelique RICHARD Widow of Alain BUGEAUD (see Family # 218).
   
   Children: 1. Joseph BOURG (Twin) - son of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife. born April 15, 1761, bt. April 15, 1761 (St. Coulomb, Ile-et-Vilaine) sponsors: Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Perinne Guerier DUCLOS died September 28, 1762, at the age of about 18 months.
   
   2. Pierre BOURG (Twin) - son of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife born April 15, 1761, bt. April 15, 1761 (St. Coulomb, Ile-et-Vilaine) Sponsors: Theodore BOURG and Marie DUGAST.
   
   3. Marie-Josephe BOURG - dau. of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife Born November 10, 1762, bt. November 11, 1762 (St-Coulomb, Ile-et-Vilaine) Sponsors: Theodore TERRIOT and Anne GANGER.
   
   4. Fabien-Joseph BOURG - son of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife born April 23, 1765, bt. April 23, 1765 (St. Coulomb, Ile-et-Vilaine) Sponsors: Fabirn AUCOIN and Madeleine DUGAST.
   
   5. Jean-Baptiste BOURG - son of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife born December 27, 1767, bt. December 27, 1767 (St. Servan, Ile-et-VIlaine) Sponsors: Joseph GRANGER, his uncle and Marie MELANSON.
   
   6. Elizabeth-Blanche BOURG - dau of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife born November 8, 1770, bt. November 8, 1770 (St. Servan, Ile-et-Vilaine) Sponsors: Joseph MELANSON and Elizabeth GRANGER.
   
   Joseph Bourg, widower of Marguerite-Joseph DUGAST disembarked at St. Malo on January 23, 1759 from one of the "Five Ships". He resided with his family in the following parishes:

   • Plouer 1759 -1760
     
   • St Coulomb 1760 -1766
     
   • St. Servan 1766 - 1771
     
   • St. Coulomb 1771 - 1772

3. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 image 180, accessed 12 Sep 2023

   Family #55

   BOURG Joseph, 26 ans, fils d'Abraham

   DUGAST Marguerite Josèphe, 24 ans, femme, + en mer

4. ↑ Robichaux, AESM

   - son of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife. born April 15, 1761, bt. April 15, 1761 (St. Coulomb, Ile-et-Vilaine) sponsors: Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Perinne Guerier DUCLOS; died September 28, 1762, at the age of about 18 months

5. ↑ Robichaux, AESM

   dau of Joseph BOURG and Marie-Madeleine GRANGER, his second wife, born November 8, 1770, bt. November 8, 1770 (St. Servan, Ile-et-Vilaine) Sponsors: Joseph MELANSON and Elizabeth GRANGER.

6. ↑ Gerard-Marc Braud, From Nantes to Louisiana, (Lafayette, LA: La Rainette, 1999) p. 95.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Celeste Boudreaux Peters for providing the citation and transcription from Acadian Exiles in St Malo.