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    This document summarizes the genealogy of two men named Bourassa who immigrated to New France in the 17th century from the Vendée region of France. Jean Bourassa arrived in 1657 and settled in Quebec, marrying twice and having eleven children. The other immigrant, Francois Bourassa, arrived in 1683, married Marie Leber, and settled in Laprairie where he died in 1708. His son Rene later became a partner of Verendrye in the fur trade. The document provides biographical details on both men and their descendants.

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    This document summarizes the genealogy of two men named Bourassa who immigrated to New France in the 17th century from the Vendée region of France. Jean Bourassa arrived in 1657 and settled in Quebec, marrying twice and having eleven children. The other immigrant, Francois Bourassa, arrived in 1683, married Marie Leber, and settled in Laprairie where he died in 1708. His son Rene later became a partner of Verendrye in the fur trade. The document provides biographical details on both men and their descendants.

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    Bourassa Genealogy- family of Jean Bourassa of Saint Fulgen, Lucon, Poitou and Lauzon, Quebec.

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    This document summarizes the genealogy of two men named Bourassa who immigrated to New France in the 17th century from the Vendée region of France. Jean Bourassa arrived in 1657 and settled in Quebec, marrying twice and having eleven children. The other immigrant, Francois Bourassa, arrived in 1683, married Marie Leber, and settled in Laprairie where he died in 1708. His son Rene later became a partner of Verendrye in the fur trade. The document provides biographical details on both men and their descendants.

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    Bourassa Genealogy

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    This document summarizes the genealogy of two men named Bourassa who immigrated to New France in the 17th century from the Vendée region of France. Jean Bourassa arrived in 1657 and settled in Quebec, marrying twice and having eleven children. The other immigrant, Francois Bourassa, arrived in 1683, married Marie Leber, and settled in Laprairie where he died in 1708. His son Rene later became a partner of Verendrye in the fur trade. The document provides biographical details on both men and their descendants.

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    BOURASSA

    1. BISAIEUL-

    b.c.1575

    Issue-

    2I. JACQUES- b.c.1600, m. FRANCOISE FOUCHARD, bur. 1676 La Roche sur Yon, Poitou
     II. Bisaieul- b.c.1610, d. after 1676

    2I. JACQUES (BISAIEUL 1)

    b.c.1600
    m. FRANCOISE FOUCHARD
    bur. 1676 La Roche sur Yon, Poitou

    Issue-

     3I. JEAN- b.c.1634 St. Fulgent, Lucon, Poitou, m.1. 20 Oct. 1665 Quebec, Marie Pierrette Vallee, 2. 4 Nov.
    1676 Ste. Famille, IO, CATHERINE POITEVIN (b.c.1641, m.1. 10 Oct. 1669 Ste. Famille, IO, Adrien Isabel
    (b.c.1631 Alencon, Normandie, bur. 7 May 1676 Ste. Famille)), bur. 20 Jan. 1718 Lauzon
     II. Rene- bpt. Jan. 1633
     III. Perinne- bpt. Aug. 1639
     IV. Mathurine- bpt. 17 May 1641
     V. Mathurin- bpt. Mar. 1643
     VI. Johane- bpt. Mar. 1645

    3I. JEAN (BISAIEUL 1, JACQUES 2)

    b.c.1634 St. Fulgent, Lucon, Poitou


    m.1. 20 Oct. 1665 Quebec, Marie Pierrette Vallee (bur. 5 May 1676 Quebec)
    2. 4 Nov. 1676 Ste. Famille, IO, CATHERINE POITEVIN (b.c.1641, m.1. 10 Oct. 1669 Ste. Famille, IO, Adrien
    Isabel (b.c.1631 Alencon, Normandie, bur. 7 May 1676 Ste. Famille)), d. of Guillaume Poitevin and Francoise
    Macre of St. Nicolas des Champs de Paris
    bur. 22 Jan. 1718 Lauzon

    Two men with the surname of Bourassa crossed the Atlantic in the seventeenth century. Both are from the
    department of Vendée, specifically the Diocese of Luzon, but no genealogical research in France has demonstrated
    the existence of a relationship between the two men.

    Jean was the son of Jacques and Françoise Bourassa Fouchard of St. Fulgent, Township La Roche-sur-Yon, the
    bishopric of Luzon, in Poitou. He gave his age as 23 when he committed to come to New France on 5 Apr. 1657 in
    La Rochelle. He enlisted for a period of three years to work in Quebec at an annual salary of 90 livres. The
    enlistment was signed with notary Cherbonnier, of La Rochelle, France. John worked for the merchants Pichon &
    Bestreau. Having ended his engagement, he chose to remain in New France and leased five acres in front of the
    manor of Lauzon on 5 Nov. 1662. Subsequently, he acquired many other lands in the same manor until his death 20
    Jan. 1718.

    Jean and Pierrette were married in the presence of the Marquis of Tracy, Gov. de Courcelles, the intendant Jean
    Talon, Anne Gasnier wife of Jean Bourdon, the Cailhaut Tesserie de Maze et Peronne. After Perrette's death, Jean
    married the widow of Adrian Isabel, Catherine Poitevin (a Fille de Roi), born about 1641, daughter of Guillaume
    and Françoise Poitevin Macri, a native of St-Nicolas des Champs, Paris.

    194
    BOURASSA
    At the 1681 Census Jean Bourasseau was 50 yrs old, he had 1 gun, 3 farm animals, and 15 arpents of land. Listed
    was his wife Catherine Poitevin 40 yrs old and their children Francois 15, Pierre 14, Jean 10, Madeleine 8, Jeanne
    11, Marie 9, Catherine 6, and Marie-Anne 1.

    The other immigrant Bourassa was named Francois and was born about 1660 in the town of Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
    near Montaigu Vendee the son of Francis and Mary Bourassa Duga, arriving in New France by 16 Aug. 1683. On 4
    July 1684 he married Marie Leber at Fort Chambly. Marie's family was very active in the fur trade, including
    Marie's uncle Jacques. Francois signs on to go to Michilimackinac in 1690 however, he does not return in the fall
    1691 as planned. What happened to Francois is unknown. Marie believes her husband is dead and she is referred to
    as a widow in September 1693. But Francois returns safe and sound next year. Subsequently, François Bourassa
    never leaves his family and is dedicated to the cultivation of the land at Laprairie until his death May 9, 1708, during
    an epidemic. Nothing prevents one of his sons, Rene, from following in the footsteps of his father and he becomes a
    partner of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes de la Verendrye in the fur trade and established Fort Vermilion (Manitoba) in
    1736.

    Issue- first seven children by Pierrette, last four by Catherine.

     I. Francois- bpt. 21 Aug. 1667 Quebec, living in 1681


     II. Pierre- bpt. 20 Feb. 1669 Quebec, living in 1681
     III. Jeanne- b.c.1670
     IV. Jean- bpt. 27 May 1671 Quebec, m. 10 Nov. 1698 St. Nicolas, Marie Francoise Metot (bpt. 2 Feb. 1676
    Sillery, bur. 25 Nov. 1754 Levis), bur. 6 June 1746 Levis
     V. Marie- b.c.1672, listed in the 1681 census
     VI. Marie Madeleine- bpt. 18 Sept. 1673, m.1. 8 Jan. 1692 Pointe de Levy, Jean Francois Dusault (bpt. 4 Jan.
    1668, d.c.1718), 2. 18 May 1719 Pointe de Levy, Jean Bergeron (bpt. 29 Nov. 1676 Quebec, m.1. 9 Nov. 1699
    Neuville, Marguerite Grenon, 2. 27 July 1711 St. Pierre, IO, Marie Madeleine Frelan (m.1. 14 Nov. 1707 St. Pierre,
    IO, Mathieu Bellouard), bur. 11 Jan. 1753 St. Antoine de Tilly), bur. 10 Mar. 1742 St. Antoine de Tilly
     VII. Catherine- b.c.1675
     VIII. Rene- bpt. 15 May., bur. 1 Oct. 1678 Lauzon
     4IX. MARIE ANNE- b.c.1680, m. 29 Oct. 1699 Notre Dame de Quebec, PIERRE BOUCHARD (bpt. 19 June
    1678 Notre Dame de Quebec, bur. 11 Apr. 1717 Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere), m.2. 13 Aug. 1724 St. Jean Port Joli,
    Jean Pierre (b.c.1645 St. Nicolas, La Rochelle, bur. 10 Feb. 1726 St. Jean Port Joli), 3. 2 Nov. 1726 St. Roch des
    Aulnaies, Louis Bosse (b.c.1680 St. Martin de Chabournay, Poitou, bur. 10 Sept. 1736 Cap St. Ignace), bur. 4 Nov.
    1733 St. Roch des Aulnaies
     X. Jeanne- bpt. 4 July 1682 Lauzon, m. 5 Oct. 1701 Lauzon, Louis Marchand (bpt. 27 Feb. 1678 Quebec, bur. 1
    Dec. 1749 Lauzon)
     XI. Francois- bpt. 15 May 1687 Quebec, m. 12 June 1714 Lauzon, Marguerite Jourdain (b.c.1691, bur. 8 Oct.
    1746 Lauzon), d. 27 Feb. 1777 Lauzon

    NOTES:

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