Jean LEPRINCE

(b. abt. 1725 , Acadia, Canada d. 24 July 1781 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean LEPRINCE was born abt. 1725 in Acadia, Canada

Jean LEPRINCE was the child of Antoine LEPRINCE and Anne TRAHAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Jacques-Nicolas LEPRINCE and Marguerite HÉBERT (maternal) Guillaume TRAHAN and Jacqueline BENOIT dite LABRIERE

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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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-- Date: abt. 1753 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 (b.1 March 1762, Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania d. 3 April 1826, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie BOURG 24 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean LEPRINCE married

Marie DAROIS-- Date: 29 April 1765 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 (b.10 September 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1834, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Joseph BOURQUE (BOURG) 15 November 1790 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean Baptiste PRINCE (b.abt. 1770, d. 15 July 1855, St-Valère, Quebec, Canada)
m. Élisabeth HÉBERT 12 November 1792 in 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.