Jean LEPRINCE

Born

abt. 1725 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 July 1781 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine LEPRINCE Anne TRAHAN

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Born: abt. 1725 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Antoine LEPRINCE

Mother: Anne TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Jacques-Nicolas LEPRINCE , Marguerite HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume TRAHAN , Jacqueline BENOIT dite LABRIERE

Jean was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean married Rose Osithee LEBLANC abt. 1753 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose Osithee LEBLANC was born abt. 1731 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Rose Osithee was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Jean married (2) Marie DAROIS 29 April 1765 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie DAROIS was born abt. 1725 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Jean Jerome DAROIS and Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT).

Jean LEPRINCE died 24 July 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean LEPRINCE married

Rose Osithee LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Rose Osithee LEBLANC was the child of Pierre LEBLANC and Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of Jean LEPRINCE and Rose Osithee LEBLANC

Jean LEPRINCE

Born: 1 March 1762, Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Died: 3 April 1826, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie BOURG 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean LEPRINCE married

Marie DAROIS
Marriage date: 29 April 1765
Marriage place: Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Marie DAROIS was the child of Jean Jerome DAROIS and Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

Children of Jean LEPRINCE and Marie DAROIS

Marie-Marguerite LEPRINCE

Born: 10 September 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1834, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Joseph BOURQUE (BOURG) 15 November 1790 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean Baptiste PRINCE

Born: abt. 1770,
Died: 15 July 1855, St-Valère, Quebec, Canada

Married: Élisabeth HÉBERT 12 November 1792 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
Jean LEPRINCE was born 1 March 1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEPRINCE and Marie DAROIS 29 April 1765, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEPRINCE was born 10 September 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.