Bourdeau brothers
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Augustin Cornelius and Daniel T. (28 December 1835–1905) Bourdeau were Seventh-day Adventist
ministers who helped establish the church in Quebec
, Canada
.
, while his parents were visiting friends; Daniel was born in Enosburg Falls
, Vermont
. Their parents, Augustin and Sarah A. Bourdeau, were born in Canada and raised in northern Vermont. Initially members of a Baptist
church, they were working as preachers when they converted to Adventism in 1856. Augustine was baptized and ordained to the Adventist ministry in 1857; Daniel the year after that. They then worked as self-supporting preachers for several years among the French-speaking
people of Quebec and Vermont.
In 1862 Augustin helped organize the Vermont Conference; later he worked in the American Midwest
and in Quebec, where he served as president of the Quebec Conference. He went to Europe
in 1884, returned to the United States
in 1888, and continued evangelizing in several states as well as Canada.
In 1868 Daniel went to California
, where he worked with John Norton Loughborough
until 1870. Evangelizing French-speakers, he established churches in Wisconsin
and Illinois
in 1873. In 1876 he joined John Nevins Andrews
for a year in Switzerland
where he edited papers and carried out evangelism, also attempting to win over followers in Italy
and France
. In 1883 he returned to Europe, where Augustin joined him a year later, and worked in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Returning to the United States in 1887, he continued his work as an evangelist.
Augustin's wife was named Charlotte; Daniel married Marion Saxby in 1861.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
ministers who helped establish the church in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Biography
Augustin was born in Saint Armand, Lower CanadaLower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, while his parents were visiting friends; Daniel was born in Enosburg Falls
Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Enosburg Falls is a village in the town of Enosburgh in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. Their parents, Augustin and Sarah A. Bourdeau, were born in Canada and raised in northern Vermont. Initially members of a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church, they were working as preachers when they converted to Adventism in 1856. Augustine was baptized and ordained to the Adventist ministry in 1857; Daniel the year after that. They then worked as self-supporting preachers for several years among the French-speaking
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
people of Quebec and Vermont.
In 1862 Augustin helped organize the Vermont Conference; later he worked in the American Midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
and in Quebec, where he served as president of the Quebec Conference. He went to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1884, returned to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1888, and continued evangelizing in several states as well as Canada.
In 1868 Daniel went to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he worked with John Norton Loughborough
John Norton Loughborough
John Norton Loughborough was an early Seventh-day Adventist minister.Loughborough was involved in the Seventh-day Adventist movement from its early days, having been called to preach by Ellen White in 1852. He worked for the church in New England, Michigan, Ohio, Great Britain, and California...
until 1870. Evangelizing French-speakers, he established churches in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
and Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in 1873. In 1876 he joined John Nevins Andrews
John Nevins Andrews
John Nevins Andrews , was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, missionary, writer, editor, and scholar...
for a year in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where he edited papers and carried out evangelism, also attempting to win over followers in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In 1883 he returned to Europe, where Augustin joined him a year later, and worked in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Returning to the United States in 1887, he continued his work as an evangelist.
Augustin's wife was named Charlotte; Daniel married Marion Saxby in 1861.
External links
- Above and Beyond: Adventism in Quebec, Denis Fortin, Adventist Review.
- Articles by Mrs A. T. Bourdeau, cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)