Our Maritime Ties
Basil Wallace Bourgeois
1915 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Basil Wallace Bourgeois was born 3 Aug 1915 (son of James Bourgeois and Mary DesBarres). Other Events:
- Baptised: 26 Aug 1915, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Notes:
Baptised:
Sponsers were Mr & Mrs E Fife.Basil married Thora Eileen MacKinnon Poirier [Group Sheet]
2. James Bourgeois was born 12 Aug 1875, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Charles Bourgeois and Florence Burke); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptised: 15 Aug 1875, Lower Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: Jan 1900, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a miner
Notes:
Baptised:
His godparents were Maximin Brun and Elizabeth Bourque. His baptism entry is written in Latin.James married Mary DesBarres 1 Nov 1910, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of Frederic DesBarres and Annie Burke) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
3. Mary DesBarres (daughter of Frederic DesBarres and Annie Burke); died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Edward LeBlanc and Eva DesBarres.Children:
- Charles Frederic Bourgeois was born 19 May 1911.
- Joseph Emerson Bourgeois was born 14 Jul 1913, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 1. Basil Wallace Bourgeois was born 3 Aug 1915.
Generation: 3
4. Charles Bourgeois was born 1841, Minudie (son of Placide Bourgeois and Susanne Melanson); died 1919; was buried , St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: 1881; a stonecutter
- Residence: May 1881, Upper Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Occupation: Jan 1900; a miner
Notes:
Birth:
Discrepancy: Affidavit for birth of son Joseph gives father's birth location as Irishtown, New Brunswick. Other souces list it as Minudie, Nova Scotia.Charles married Florence Burke 18 Jan 1864, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Florence (daughter of Joseph Burke and Rosalie Bourgeois) was born 15 Nov 1844, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 5 Mar 1934, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 7 Mar 1934, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]
5. Florence Burke was born 15 Nov 1844, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Joseph Burke and Rosalie Bourgeois); died 5 Mar 1934, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 7 Mar 1934, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Notes:
Married:
Witnesses at their marriage were Alfy Comeau, Margaret Babine and many others. There is a 4th degree of consanguinity.Children:
- Fanny Bourgeois was born 27 Nov 1864; died Yes, date unknown.
- Emilie Bourgeois was born 10 Dec 1866; died Yes, date unknown.
- Mary Elizabeth Bourgeois was born 12 Jun 1869; died 8 May 1876; was buried 9 May 1876.
- Laurence Bourgeois was born 14 Aug 1872, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 4 Nov 1952, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 6 Nov 1952, Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 2. James Bourgeois was born 12 Aug 1875, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Emma Jane Bourgeois was born Sep 1878; died Yes, date unknown.
- Simon Bourgeois was born 12 May 1881, Upper Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1975; was buried , St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Ellena Maud (Maud) Bourgeois was born Jul 1884; died 1963.
- Joseph Edmund Bourgeois was born 28 Nov 1888; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Frederic DesBarres died Yes, date unknown. Frederic — Annie Burke. Annie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
7. Annie Burke died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- 3. Mary DesBarres died Yes, date unknown.
Generation: 4
8. Placide Bourgeois was born Abt 1790, New Brunswick (son of Pierre Nabor dit Pierrot Bourgeois and Henriette Thecle Thibodeau); died 10 Jun 1868, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 12 Jun 1868, St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Residence: Jan 1829, St Anselme de Peticoudiac
- Misc: Dec 1832, the parish of Shemogue; signed his name at his daughter's baptism
- Occupation: Dec 1832, the parish of St Anselme; a farmer
Notes:
Died:
His burial entry gave his age at death as 78 years.
Note: the NS Vital Statistics gives a date of 30Apr1869 for his death being registered. However it gives a death date of 10Jun1869 (sic for 10Jun1868? - comment by A.Owen).Placide married Susanne Melanson 7 Jan 1829, Memramcook. Susanne (daughter of Charles dit Charlitte Melanson and Modeste Niles) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
9. Susanne Melanson (daughter of Charles dit Charlitte Melanson and Modeste Niles); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Residence: Jan 1829, St Anselme de Peticoudiac
Notes:
Married:
The groom was of major age and the bride was of major age when they married in January 1929. Witnesses at their marriage were Laurent Bourgeois, brother of the groom, and Jean Doiron, brother-in-law of the bride. There is a dispensation of the 3rd to 4th degree of consanguinity.Children:
- Anselme\Samuel Bourgeois was born 3 Feb 1831; died Bef 1881.
- 4. Charles Bourgeois was born 1841, Minudie; died 1919; was buried , St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Emilie Bourgeois was born Oct 1832; died Yes, date unknown.
- Margaret Bourgeois died Yes, date unknown.
- Anthony Bourgeois was born Abt 1835, New Brunswick; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Joseph Burke died Yes, date unknown. Joseph — Rosalie Bourgeois. Rosalie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
11. Rosalie Bourgeois died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- 5. Florence Burke was born 15 Nov 1844, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 5 Mar 1934, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 7 Mar 1934, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Simon Burke was born Oct 1849; died Yes, date unknown.
- Laurence Burke was born 15 May 1853; died Yes, date unknown.