Born in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charlemagne Charles Armand Despres
and Jeanne Richard
Sister of
Simon Després, Urbain Després, Françoise Després, Madeleine Després, Madeleine Despres, Pascal Despres and Romain Després
Wife of
Francois (Bourque. Bourg. Burke.) Bourque
— married
24 Nov 1846 in Cocagne , New Brunswick , Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Marie Célina Bourque, Emilien (Bourque. Bourg. Burke.) Bourque, Virginie Marie Bourque, Julie Bourque, Adéline Bourque and Elie Bourque
Died
at age 40
in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Helene Despres was born on 19 Aug 1827 and baptized two days later in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of Charles Despres and Jeanne Richard.[1][2]
Helene married Francois Bourque on 24 Nov 1846 in Cocagne.[3][4] The witnesses were Hippolyte Bourg and Charles Despres
In the 1861 census Ellen (age 33) was in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick.[5]
Helene died about 6 Feb 1868 in Cocagne.[6][7] Her age noted in the parish register was 39 years, the wife of François Bourg.
Sources
- ↑ Baptism: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, Hélène Despres baptism on 21 Aug 1827.
- ↑ Baptism (Transcription): Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #990, baptism for Helene Despres, 21 Aug 1827, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 8 Jul 2023.
- ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, François Bourque and Hélène Després marriage on 24 Nov 1846.
- ↑ Marriage (Transcription): Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #1130, marriage for François Bourque and Hélène Després, 24 Nov 1846, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 16 Jul 2023.
- ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada, Ellen Burk (33) in Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 53, Line: 2, Microfilm reel number: C-1002-1003, Image number: 4108515_00100, Item ID number: 45279921.
Frank Burk, Husband, 36
Ellen Burk, Wife, 33
Madeline Burk, Mother, 77
Lilenean Burk, Daughter, 14
Milean Burk, Son, 12
Virginia Burk, Daughter, 8
Julia Burk, Daughter, 6
Adelade Burk, Daughter, 4 - ↑ Burial: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing C > Cocagne St-Pierre > 1862-1899, Hélène Despres burial on 8 Feb 1868.
- ↑ Burial (Transcription): Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #1190, burial for Hélène Despres, 8 Feb 1868, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 16 Jul 2023.
- University of Moncton
- French Canadian Genealogical Society
- Vernon, CT , Genealogie acadienne
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Lise Léger :
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~0.78%
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Sharon Casteel
Despres-95 and Despres-93 appear to represent the same person because: Married to same husband; same father.
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