Marie Jeanne Bourque was the daughter of Mande Bourque and Julienne Babin.[1]
She was born in November of 1875[2] in Sluice Point, Nova Scotia.[1]
She married Jean Albert Bourque, the son of Gabriel Bourque and Ursule Saulnier, on January 7, 1902 in Amirault's Hill, Nova Scotia.[1]
The couple settled in Sluice Point where they raised their family of 6 children.
1. Marency? born September 1902[2]
2. Marie Ambroisine born October 2, 1906[3]
3. Job Irene born circa 1913[4]
4. Joseph born circa 1914[4]
5. Pierre Stanislaus born December 4, 1915[5]
6. Marie Jeanne Chantal born August 21, 1917[6]
Census Data
1881 Canadian Census:
Mande Bourque age 40, occupation-fisherman
Julienne Bourque age 38
Theodore Bourque age 7
Mary Jane Bourque age 5
Elizabeth Surette age 44
Jovite Surette age 10[7]
1891 Canadian Census:
Manda Bourqueage 50, occupation-fisherman
Julien Bourque-Wife, age 49
Theoch Bourque-Son, age 14
Mary Jane Bourque-Daughter, age 15[8]
1901 Canadian Census:
Mande Bourque-Head, age 60, born April 16, 1840, occupation-trader
Julia Bourque-Wife, age 59, born January 1842
Theodore Bourque-Son, age 26, born July 1874, occupation-painter
Mary J. Bourque-Daughter, age 25, born October 1875
Evangeline Bourque-Daughter, age 19, born December 1881[9]
1911 Canadian Census:
Albert Bourque-Head, residing in Sluice Point, age 34, born December 1876, occupation-fisherman
Mary Jane Bourque-Wife, age 35, born November 1875
Marency Bourque-Daughter, age 8, born September 1902
Ambroisine Bourque-Daughter, age 4, born October, 1906[2]
1921 Canadian Census:
Marie Jeanne Bourque-Head, residing in Sluice Point, widowed, age 45
Marie (?) Sienne-Daughter, age 18, occupation-servant
Marie Ambroisine Bourque-Daughter, age 14
Job Irene Bourque-Son, age 8
Joseph Bourque-Son, age 7
Pierre Stanislaus Bourque-Son, age 5
Marie Jeanne de Chantal-Daughter, age 3[4]
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