Charlotte Bourassa1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, b. 1746
Family Explorer
FatherSieur Réné Bourassa the younger1,9,5,8 b. 1 Jun 1718, d. Nov 1792
MotherAnne-Charlotte-Véronique Chevalier1,9,5,8 b. 1 Mar 1726
Birth*Charlotte Bourassa was born in 1746 at Mackinac, Mackinac County, Michigan.1,9 
(Godmother) BaptismShe was perhaps godmother at the baptism of her cousin, Marie Renée Chaboiller, daughter of Charles Chaboillé and Marie-Anne Chevalier, on 14 August 1754 at Mission of St Ignace de Michilimakinak, Mackinac, Mackinac County, Michigan. She was only age 8 at this date, so perhaps a bit young to be godmother.10 
Marriage*Charlotte Bourassa married first, François Marsac de L'Homme Trou, son of François de Marsac Equie, sieur de L'homme trou and Thérèse Cécile Campeau, on 20 July 1767 at Ste Anne de Detroit Church, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.11,12,13,14,15,16 
Widowed*Charlotte Bourassa was widowed by the death of her husband, Francois de Marsac Equier circa October 1777.1,9 
Marriage*Charlotte Bourassa married second, Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers, son of Joseph Lesieur dit Desaulniers and Mary Joseph Gelinas dit Lacourse, on 6 July 1785 at Assumption, Sandwich (now Windsor), Essex County, Ontario Province, Canada.1,17 

Family 1

Francois de Marsac Equier b. 21 Apr 1736, d. Oct 1777
Charlotte and Francois de Marsac Equier had six children born at Grand Marais, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan, (see French Families).9 
Child
  • Cecilia Marsac18,19,7 b. 20 Jul 1768, d. Jun 1846

Family 2

Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers b. 26 Oct 1755, d. May 1805
Charlotte and Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers had three children born at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, (see French Families).20 
Child
  • Charlotte Desaulniers20,21,17,6 b. 21 Jan 1787, d. 1818

Citations

  1. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155, 349.
  2. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, 1138, 1183, 1184.
  3. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 94, 96.
  4. [S2932] Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "Ste Anne Burials 1776-1787", page 15; burial of Francois de Marsac, Equier.
  5. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 21; marriage of François Marsac de L'Homme Trou and Charlotte Bourassa.
  6. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 59; marriage of François Tremble and Charlotte Desaunier.
  7. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 35; marriage of Joseph Tramblay and Cécille Malsac.
  8. [S2950] Patricia Oliss Brown, Sharon Kelley and Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "A Tribute to Joe's Ancestral Women's Line. Part III", page 68.
  9. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802.
  10. [S699] Reuben Gold Thwaites, Collections of State Historical Society of Wisconsin v19, Mackinac Baptisms, page 38.
  11. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 21; marriage of François Marsac de L'Homme Trou and Charlotte Bourassa; married 20 Jul 1767 Ste Anne Church.
  12. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155, married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  13. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  14. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 94; married.
  15. [S2932] Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "Ste Anne Burials 1776-1787", page 15; burial of Francois de Marsac, Equier; married.
  16. [S2950] Patricia Oliss Brown, Sharon Kelley and Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "A Tribute to Joe's Ancestral Women's Line. Part III", page 68; married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  17. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 96.
  18. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, 1183.
  19. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 94.
  20. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 349.
  21. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 1138, 1184.

Francois de Marsac Equier1

M, b. 21 April 1736, d. October 1777
Family Explorer
FatherFrançois de Marsac Equie, sieur de L'homme trou2,3,1,4,5 b. 22 Oct 1706, d. Nov 1777
MotherThérèse Cécile Campeau2,3,1,4,5 b. 16 Jun 1714, d. 22 Nov 1746
BirthFrancois de Marsac Equier was born on 21 April 1736 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.2,6 
Birth*Another source says he was born on 21 April 1736 at Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan.5 
Marriage*He married Charlotte Bourassa, daughter of Sieur Réné Bourassa the younger and Anne-Charlotte-Véronique Chevalier, on 20 July 1767 at Ste Anne de Detroit Church, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.7,8,9,10,11,12 
Death*Francois de Marsac Equier died in October 1777 at age 41 (date based on burial.) 
Burial*He was buried on 19 October 1777 in the church in chapelle de la Vierge, proche du banc de Coeur(?) At Ste Anne de Detroit Catholic Church, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.13,14,15 

Family

Charlotte Bourassa b. 1746
Francois and Charlotte Bourassa had six children born at Grand Marais, Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Michigan, (see French Families).3 
Child
  • Cecilia Marsac16,17,18 b. 20 Jul 1768, d. Jun 1846

Citations

  1. [S2932] Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "Ste Anne Burials 1776-1787", page 15; burial of Francois de Marsac, Equier.
  2. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155.
  3. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802.
  4. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 21; marriage of François Marsac de L'Homme Trou and Charlotte Bourassa.
  5. [S2950] Patricia Oliss Brown, Sharon Kelley and Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "A Tribute to Joe's Ancestral Women's Line. Part III", page 67.
  6. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 801, 802.
  7. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 21; marriage of François Marsac de L'Homme Trou and Charlotte Bourassa; married 20 Jul 1767 Ste Anne Church.
  8. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155, married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  9. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  10. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 94; married.
  11. [S2932] Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "Ste Anne Burials 1776-1787", page 15; burial of Francois de Marsac, Equier; married.
  12. [S2950] Patricia Oliss Brown, Sharon Kelley and Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "A Tribute to Joe's Ancestral Women's Line. Part III", page 68; married 20 Jul 1767 Detroit.
  13. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155, buried 19 Oct 1777 Detroit.
  14. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, buried 19 Oct 1777 Detroit.
  15. [S2932] Gail Moreau-DesHarnais, "Ste Anne Burials 1776-1787", page 15; burial of Francois de Marsac, Equier; buried 19 Oct 1777 in the church in chapelle de la Vierge, proche du banc de Coeur(?).
  16. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 802, 1183.
  17. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 94.
  18. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 35; marriage of Joseph Tramblay and Cécille Malsac.

Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers1,2

M, b. 26 October 1755, d. May 1805
Family Explorer
FatherJoseph Lesieur dit Desaulniers1 b. 25 Apr 1717, d. May 1785
MotherMary Joseph Gelinas dit Lacourse1 b. 19 Nov 1721
Birth*Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers was born on 26 October 1755 at Yamachiche, Quebec Province, Canada.1 
Marriage*He married Charlotte Bourassa, daughter of Sieur Réné Bourassa the younger and Anne-Charlotte-Véronique Chevalier, on 6 July 1785 at Assumption, Sandwich (now Windsor), Essex County, Ontario Province, Canada.1,3 
Death*Louis Lesieur dit Desaulniers died in May 1805 at age 49 (date based on burial.) 
Burial*He was buried on 2 May 1805 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.1 

Family

Charlotte Bourassa b. 1746
Louis and Charlotte Bourassa had three children born at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, (see French Families).4 
Child
  • Charlotte Desaulniers4,2,3,5 b. 21 Jan 1787, d. 1818

Citations

  1. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 155, 349.
  2. [S37] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 2, page 1138, 1184.
  3. [S276] James P LaLone, "Tremblay Family Part XII", page 96.
  4. [S36] Rev Fr Christian Denissen, French Families 1701-1936, vol 1, page 349.
  5. [S943] Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records of Ste Anne, page 59; marriage of François Tremble and Charlotte Desaunier.