Michel Bourdon

     Michel was born in Ile-Jesus, Laval County, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Ignace Bourdon & Jeanne La Jeunesse. He was christened there on 9 November 1711 in St-Francois-de-Sales Church.¹ He was first married to Marie Therese Vigneau on 18 September 1732 at St-Sulpice. Michel married 2nd Marie Angelique Coucis, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Coucis dit La Fleur and Angelique Cadieu dit Courville, on 30 June 1744 in Sorel, St-Pierre-De Saurel, Quebec, Canada, at St-Pierre Church.² Michel and Marie Angelique had children: Michel [6/28/1745-9/30/1745], Louis [11/30/1746-12/10/1746], Michel [5/01/1748-8/25/1748], Michel [4/10/1749-7/03/1749], Marie Anne Louise [6/27/1750-9/03/1793][m. 11/24/1777 Francois Roy], Michel [4/12/1752][m. 5/30/1774 Marie Therese Mousseau dit Desilets], Marie Monique [3/27/1754-7/17/1754], Marie Therese [3/13/1755-6/12/1755], Pierre [3/29/1756-3/26/1757], Joseph [9/18/1757-4/11/1759], Francois [1/06/1760-1/24/1761], Marie Marguerite [2/07/1761-4/25/1761], Marie Marguerite [4/22/1762-2/24/1765], Marie Catherine [7/07/1763-7/21/1763], Joseph Marc [9/11/1764] & Louis [4/16/1766-4/23/1766].³ Michel's wife, Marie, died on 16 April 1766 in Lavaltrie, Vercheres County, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower. He married 3rd on 18 Aril 1774 Marie Brigitte Meunier dit Lapierre at St-Sulpice. Michel departed this life in Lavaltrie.