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The Descendants of Michel Bourque and Elizabeth dit Isabelle Melanson

Generation No. 1

1. MICHEL1 BOURQUE He married ELISABETH DIT ISABELLE MELANSON.

Child of MICHEL BOURQUE and ELISABETH MELANSON is:

2. i. JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, b. 1712, Beaubassin, L'Acadie; d. 1790, Grand Pre, L'Acadie.

Generation No. 2

2. JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE (MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born 1712 in Beaubassin, L'Acadie, and died 1790 in Grand Pre, L'Acadie. He married MARIE THERIAULT 1733, daughter of CLAUDE TERRIOT and MARGUERITE CORMIER. She was born Abt. 1713 in Grand Pre, L'Acadie.

Children of JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURGUE and MARIE THERIAULT are:

3. i. JEAN-BAPTISTE3 BOURQUE, b. 1740, L'Acadie.

ii. MARIE BOURQUE, b. Abt. 1734; m. OLIVIER THIBODEAU, October 20, 1754, Beaubassin Acadie, Nova Scotia; b. Abt. 1730.

iii. MADELIENE BOURQUE, m. PIERRE BABIN, February 22, 1759.

iv. ANNE BOURQUE, d. October 01, 1784; m. (1) PAUL FOREST; m. (2) CLAUDE BOURGEOIS, 1760.

v. FRANCOIS BOURQUE, b. 1744; d. Bef. 1797; m. (1) MARGUERITE JOSEPHE THIBODEAU; m. (2) ELIZABETH BROUSSARD, 1768.

vi. ROSE BOURQUE, b. February 28, 1745/46.

vii. JOSEPH BOURQUE, d. 1808, Chimigouy; m. ANNE-MARIE FOREST, July 25, 1774, Menoudie, New Brunswick.

viii. PIERRE BOURQUE, b. February 12, 1747/48, Beaubassin L'Acadie; d. February 18, 1827, Memramcook,Westmorland Co., New Brunswick; m. (1) MARIE ANNE LEBLANC; m. (2) MARIE BROUSSARD, August 24, 1771.

Generation No. 3

3. JEAN-BAPTISTE3 BOURQUE (JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born 1740 in L'Acadie. He married (1) ANNE BELLIVEAU. He married (2) MARIE HEBERT February 15, 1761 in Menoudie, New Brunswick, daughter of FRANCOIS HEBERT and MARIE CHAISSON. She was born 1745, and died Bef. 1786.

Children of JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURQUE and MARIE HEBERT are:

4. i. JEAN-ALEXIS4 BOURQUE, b. June 29, 1766, Pisquit, New Brunswick,Canada; d. October 04, 1847, Cap Pele, New Brunswick.

ii. MARIE BOURQUE, b. June 09, 1762; m. CHARLES LEGER, June 15, 1778.

iii. PIERRE FELIX BOURQUE, b. June 29, 1763, Pisiquit, NB.; m. ANNE-MARIE BOURGEOIS, August 04, 1785; b. Abt. 1763.

iv. JOSEPH BOURQUE, b. March 26, 1769, Pisiquit; d. April 12, 1833, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. ESTHER BONNEVIE, 1790.

v. ANNE BOURQUE, b. March 22, 1773; d. January 22, 1854, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. LOUIS BONNEVIE.

vi. FRANCOIS BOURQUE, b. June 06, 1779; d. February 04, 1854, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. CECILE MELANSON, 1802.

Generation No. 4

4. JEAN-ALEXIS4 BOURQUE (JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born June 29, 1766 in Pisquit, New Brunswick,Canada, and died October 04, 1847 in Cap Pele, New Brunswick. He married (1) MADELEINE COMEAU 1791, daughter of JOSEPH COMEAU and MADELEINE HEBERT. She was born April 22, 1772, and died Bef. 1804. He married (2) ADELAIDE BRUN Aft. 1801, daughter of PIERRE BRUN and THEODORE BOUDREAU.

Children of JEAN-ALEXIS BOURQUE and MADELEINE COMEAU are:

5. i. JEAN5 BOURQUE, b. Abt. 1801.

ii. JUDITH BOURQUE, b. Abt. 1792; d. April 05, 1836, Barachois, Quebec, Canada; m. GABRIEL LABLANC, August 17, 1812, Grand-Digue.

Children of JEAN-ALEXIS BOURQUE and ADELAIDE BRUN are:

iii. DOMINIQUE5 BOURQUE, b. Abt. 1805; d. June 04, 1847, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. MARGUERITE BOURQUE, September 10, 1832, Cap-Pele, NB..

iv. HILARION BOURQUE, b. Abt. 1809; d. May 18, 1836, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. PELAGIE LEGER, February 03, 1834, Barachois, N.B..

v. MAXIME BOURQUE, b. April 13, 1812, Cap-Pele, NB.; d. April 03, 1895, Cap Pele, New Brunswick.

vi. IGNACE BOURQUE, b. June 23, 1815, Cap-Pele, NB.; d. May 01, 1896, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. MARGUERITE DOIRON, September 01, 1840, Memramcook, N.B..

vii. SUSANNE BOURQUE, b. September 21, 1819, Cap-Pele, NB.; d. October 27, 1882, Cap Pele, New Brunswick; m. DOMINIQUE DOIRON, April 27, 1845, Cap-Pele, NB..

Generation No. 5

5. JEAN5 BOURQUE (JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born Abt. 1801. He married MARGUERITE BOUDREAU February 04, 1823 in Barachois, N.B., daughter of JOSEPH BOUDREAU and ANNE HACHE. She was born Abt. 1802.

Notes for JEAN BOURQUE:

Sponsors for Jean & Marguerite were Paul Forest, uncle of the groom; Jean Bourk, father of the groom; Thomas Boudreau, brother of the bride; Pierre Doiron ,brother-in-law of the bride.

Children of JEAN BOURQUE and MARGUERITE BOUDREAU are:

6. i. MARIE6 BOURQUE, b. April 26, 1832, Barachois, New Brunswick; d. December 03, 1906, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

7. ii. MADELEINE BOURQUE, b. February 02, 1824, Barachois, New Brunswick.

iii. PIERRE BOURQUE, b. August 29, 1827, Barachois, New Brunswick.

8. iv. CECILE BOURQUE, b. January 17, 1835, Barachois, New Brunswick.

v. ANASTASIE BOURQUE, b. September 17, 1837, Barachois, New Brunswick.

vi. PLACIDE BOURQUE, b. May 31, 1840, Barachois, New Brunswick.

vii. ANNE BOURQUE, b. November 18, 1843, Barachois, New Brunswick.

Generation No. 6

6. MARIE6 BOURQUE (JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born April 26, 1832 in Barachois, New Brunswick, and died December 03, 1906 in Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island. She married OLIVER SAULNIER February 25, 1851 in Barachois, New Brunswick, son of JEAN SAULNIER and MARCELLINE LEBLANC. He was born October 27, 1825 in Memramcook, New Brunswick, and died Abt. 1905 in Prince Edward Island.

More About MARIE BOURQUE:

Baptism: April 28, 1832, Barachois,New Brunswick

Burial: December 1906, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island

More About OLIVER SAULNIER:

Burial: Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island

Children of MARIE BOURQUE and OLIVER SAULNIER are:

9. i. FRANCOIS DIT FRANK7 SAULNIER, b. February 07, 1864, Mont Carmel ,P.E.I.; d. Aft. 1907.

10. ii. PACIFIQUE[PAUS] SAULNIER, b. 1853, New Brunswick.

iii. THADIE SAULNIER, b. 1856, Mont Carmel ,P.E.I.; d. February 22, 1879, Prince Edward Island.

Notes for THADIE SAULNIER:

Death information from Notre Dame Du Mont Carmel,Book 1.Summerside,P.E.I.

Burial: February 25,1879 ,St.Paul's Cemetery,S'side

More About THADIE SAULNIER:

Burial: February 25, 1879, St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

11. iv. SIMON SAULNIER, b. November 27, 1856, New Brunswick; d. April 10, 1903, Summerside,P.E.I..

12. v. MARGUERITE SAULNIER, b. December 20, 1862, Mont-Carmel,P.E.I..

vi. HELENE SAULNIER, b. February 07, 1864; m. THADDEE LEBLANC, July 11, 1882; b. Abt. 1860.

vii. NOVALINE SAULNIER, b. October 1866.

viii. JULIENN SAULNIER, b. January 26, 1869.

ix. JEAN SAULNIER, b. May 10, 1871.

x. MARIE CELINA SAULNIER, b. March 12, 1874.

13. xi. THEOTIEE SAULNIER, b. 1859; d. Unknown.

7. MADELEINE6 BOURQUE (JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born February 02, 1824 in Barachois, New Brunswick. She married JEAN SAULNIER February 15, 1841 in Barachois, N.B., son of FRANCOIS SAULNIER and ROSALIE LANDRY. He was born Abt. 1798, and died December 06, 1883.

Children of MADELEINE BOURQUE and JEAN SAULNIER are:

i. MARGUERITE7 SAULNIER, b. March 20, 1851.

ii. PHILIP SAULNIER, b. March 10, 1842.

iii. SUZANNE SAULNIER, b. September 23, 1858.

iv. PACIFIQUE SAULNIER, b. November 03, 1846.

v. NATALIE SAULNIER, b. September 29, 1853.

vi. FRANCOIS SAULNIER, b. March 11, 1844.

vii. EMILIENNE SAULNIER, b. June 21, 1848.

8. CECILE6 BOURQUE (JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born January 17, 1835 in Barachois, New Brunswick. She married STANISLAUS RICHARD August 20, 1860 in Grand- Digue,New Brunswick, son of CHARLES RICHARD and BRIDGITTE DOWNING. He was born April 29, 1834 in Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

Children of CECILE BOURQUE and STANISLAUS RICHARD are:

i. JOSEPH7 RICHARD, b. October 25, 1861, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island; m. MARIE ANNE GALLANT, November 09, 1896.

More About JOSEPH RICHARD:

Baptism: November 03, 1861, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island

ii. MARIE CELINA RICHARD, b. February 21, 1868, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island; m. LUCIEN ARSENAULT, November 21, 1899, Mont Carmel, PEI; b. January 18, 1872, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

iii. MARGUERITE RICHARD, b. Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island; m. FERDINAND POIRIER, November 25, 1889, St.Jean Baptiste Church, Miscouche, PEI; b. Miscouche, PEI.

iv. MARIE-ANNE RICHARD, b. Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island; m. PHILIPPE POIRIER, February 20, 1884, Mont Carmel, PEI.

Generation No. 7

9. FRANCOIS DIT FRANK7 SAULNIER (MARIE6 BOURQUE, JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born February 07, 1864 in Mont Carmel ,P.E.I., and died Aft. 1907. He married ILLAINE[HELENE] GALLANT November 28, 1889 in Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island, daughter of JOSEPH HACHE-GALLANT and LUCE POIRIER. She was born October 30, 1864.

More About FRANCOIS DIT FRANK SAULNIER:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

More About ILLAINE[HELENE] GALLANT:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

Children of FRANCOIS SAULNIER and ILLAINE[HELENE] GALLANT are:

i. DINA8 SAULNIER, b. May 21, 1890, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island; d. 1941, St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI; m. FRANK AITKEN; b. 1888; d. 1971, St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI.

ii. MARIE JULIENE SAULNIER, b. May 16, 1893, Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island; d. December 06, 1981, Vancouver, B.C.; m. EMMANUEL Z. GALLANT.

Notes for MARIE JULIENE SAULNIER:

Marie Juliene Saulnier was baptised June 01,1893.Godparents:Maturin Poirier & Celina Saulnier

iii. MALTHIDE SAULNIER, b. June 26, 1896, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

Notes for MALTHIDE SAULNIER:

Baptised June 28,1896, Mont Carmel. Christian name: Nelchitide Adele Saulnier.

More About MALTHIDE SAULNIER:

Fact 1: Named:Nelchtilde Adele Saulnier

iv. ANNA SAULNIER.

v. OLIVER SAULNIER, b. January 08, 1907; d. October 30, 1997, summerside,P.E.I.; m. CATHERINE DESROCHES; b. June 18, 1910.

vi. PETER SONIER, b. March 23, 1904, 15 Point, Mont Carmel. P.E.I.; d. January 10, 1992, Summerside, P.E.I.; m. ANNIE MAY RICHARD, 1924; b. September 20, 1903, Palmer Road, P.E.I.; d. July 14, 1989, Summerside, P.E.I..

More About PETER SONIER:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

More About ANNIE MAY RICHARD:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

vii. ARTHUR JOHN SAULNIER, b. March 23, 1904, mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island; d. February 17, 1979, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. FLORENCE MARY ARSENAULT; b. July 16, 1909, Egmont Bay, P.E.I..

viii. FRED SAULNIER, m. KATE MACDOUGAL.

ix. LUCY STELLA SAULNIER, b. May 21, 1901; d. March 09, 1966, Summerside, PEI; m. JOHN WITCOM GALLANT; b. November 19, 1898; d. August 11, 1967.

More About LUCY STELLA SAULNIER:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

x. TILLIE SAULNIER, m. MICHAEL GALLANT.

xi. PATRICK SONIER, b. November 13, 1898; d. December 21, 1970, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. (1) DOROTHY LORETTA GRADY; b. February 20, 1914; d. June 25, 1971, Summerside, Prince Edward Island; m. (2) BEATRICE RICHARD; b. May 18, 1889; d. 1929.

Notes for PATRICK SONIER:

More About PATRICK SONIER:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

More About DOROTHY LORETTA GRADY:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

More About BEATRICE RICHARD:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

10. PACIFIQUE[PAUS]7 SAULNIER (MARIE6 BOURQUE, JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born 1853 in New Brunswick. He married MADELEINE ARSENAULT March 04, 1889 in Mont Carmel, PEI, daughter of FIDELE ARSENAULT and GERTRUDE ARSENAULT. She was born 1863, and died April 02, 1921 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

More About MADELEINE ARSENAULT:

Burial: St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

Children of PACIFIQUE[PAUS] SAULNIER and MADELEINE ARSENAULT are:

i. FRED8 SAULNIER, m. KATE SONIER.

ii. WALTER ANDREW SONIER, b. 1902; d. 1970, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. (1) SUSIE ARSENAULT; b. 1902; d. 1930, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. (2) ROSE ARSENAULT; b. 1909, Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island; d. July 10, 1986, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

iii. JOSEPH WILFRED SAULNIER, b. November 28, 1889.

iv. ANNE GILDA SAULNIER, b. November 13, 1890, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

v. MARIE OLYMPIA SAULNIER, b. December 15, 1892, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

vi. MARGUERITE AMANDA DIT MAUDO SAULNIER, b. January 24, 1895, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

vii. BENJAMIN SR. SONIER, b. April 09, 1897; d. August 05, 1957, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. JULIA E.FANION, April 05, 1921, N.D.Church, Worcester, Mass.; b. 1902, Whistler,Mass.; d. 1983, Summerside,P.E.I..

viii. MARY PEARL SAULNIER, b. July 22, 1899, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

ix. CECIL ROY SONIER, b. January 08, 1911, Summerside,P.E.I.; d. February 26, 1982, St.Eleanors P.E.I.; m. GUSSIE HARNISH; d. June 18, 1965, Summerside, P.E.I..

Notes for CECIL ROY SONIER:

Died:Feb.26,1982,Flower bearers Grandchildren: Natalie, Ronnie, Dennis, Paulyanne, Pattie and Peter Doucette, Steven and Blaine Sonier

He was predeceased by two sisters, Anna and Pearl and three brothers: Fred, Walter, and Bennie, also a son Rayford in 1939

More About CECIL ROY SONIER:

Fact 1: Lobster fisherman

Fact 2: Oyster fishermsn

Fact 3: Ran-Sonier Bros. Holmans Wharf

Fact 4: Marine and Fisheries Training Center

Fact 5: Senior Citizens-care taker

More About GUSSIE HARNISH:

Burial: June 21, 1965, St.Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI

x. DONALD SAULNIER, b. 1912; d. 1920.

Notes for DONALD SAULNIER:

Donald was accidently hit by a car in the late 1920's early 1930's,when he was about seven yrs old,by one of a very few cars that existed in Summerside.It was driven by the town druggest Mr.Gallant

11. SIMON7 SAULNIER (MARIE6 BOURQUE, JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born November 27, 1856 in New Brunswick, and died April 10, 1903 in Summerside,P.E.I.. He married AGNES POIRIER November 06, 1883 in Prince Edward Island, daughter of ALEXIS POIRIER and MARGUERITE ARSENAULT. She was born February 10, 1860 in Mont-Carmel,P.E.I..

Children of SIMON SAULNIER and AGNES POIRIER are:

i. MARY MARTHA8 SAULNIER, b. August 09, 1884, Summerside, Prince Edward Island; m. ARCHIE LECLAIRE.

ii. JOESPH SAULNIER, b. August 16, 1885.

iii. FRANCIS[FRANK] SAULNIER, b. April 28, 1888.

iv. THADDICUS DITTEDDY SAULNIER, b. February 12, 1891.

v. MAUD SAULNIER, b. 1893; d. April 20, 1906, Summerside,P.E.I..

vi. ANNE FLORENCE SAULNIER, b. July 21, 1894.

vii. HENRY VERNON SAULNIER, b. May 07, 1897, Prince Edward Island; d. January 21, 1990, Showhegan,Maine,U.S.A..

viii. DANIEL SAULNIER.

ix. JOHN-PETER SAULNIER, b. April 15, 1899.

x. MAYNARD JOESPH SAULNIER, b. February 02, 1901, Summerside, Prince Edward Island; d. May 01, 1972, Queensway Hospital, Toronto,Ontario; m. BESSIE ORA MUMFORD; b. September 22, 1903, Boonville,New York; d. May 13, 1994, Cobourg,Ontario.

More About MAYNARD JOESPH SAULNIER:

Burial: Prospect Cemetery, St.Claire Ave., Toronto, Ontario

xi. LEONIE M. SAULNIER, b. 1887, Miscouche.P.E.I.; d. September 18, 1943, Summerside,P.E.I.; m. JOHN PHILIP DESROCHES; b. August 22, 1877, miscouche.P.E.I.; d. March 07, 1959, Summerside,P.E.I..

xii. JOHN-ALEXANDER SAULNIER, b. September 24, 1892, Summerside, Prince Edward Island; d. June 11, 1917, France.

More About JOHN-ALEXANDER SAULNIER:

Burial: La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, France

12. MARGUERITE7 SAULNIER (MARIE6 BOURQUE, JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born December 20, 1862 in Mont-Carmel,P.E.I.. She married JOSEPH ARSENAULT November 25, 1889 in Wellington, PEI, son of JOSEPH ARSENAULT and MARIE GAUDET. He was born Abt. 1860.

Children of MARGUERITE SAULNIER and JOSEPH ARSENAULT are:

i. BENOIT HENRY8 ARSENAULT, b. February 28, 1896, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

ii. WILFRED ERNEST ARSENAULT, b. March 23, 1898, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

iii. MARIE STELLA ARSENAULT, b. September 22, 1900, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.

13. THEOTIEE7 SAULNIER (MARIE6 BOURQUE, JEAN5, JEAN-ALEXIS4, JEAN-BAPTISTE3, JEAN-BAPTISTE2 BOURGUE, MICHEL1 BOURQUE) was born 1859, and died Unknown. She married FRANCOIS ARSENAULT January 20, 1880 in Mont Carmel, PEI, son of JOSEPH ARSENAULT and EULALIE ARSENAULT. He was born Abt. 1857, and died Unknown.

Notes for THEOTIEE SAULNIER:

standing: Jean Arsenault & Marguerite Saulnier. Priest: Boudreau Parish: Mont Carmel

Children of THEOTIEE SAULNIER and FRANCOIS ARSENAULT are:

i. JEAN WILFRED8 ARSENAULT, b. April 17, 1881, Egmont Bay, P.E.I..

ii. MARY MILINDA ARSENAULT, b. February 12, 1884, Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

iii. JOSEPH EDMOND ARSENAULT, b. May 04, 1886, Mont Carmel. Prince Edward Island.


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