Marie Catherine COMEAU

Born

2 May 1727 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

19 June 1770 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Abraham COMEAU Marguerite PITRE

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Born: 2 May 1727 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Abraham COMEAU

Mother: Marguerite PITRE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON , Jeanne BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Jean Beneque PITRE , Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

Marie Catherine 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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Marie Catherine married Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS 2 October 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS was born 22 May 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Joseph Gregoire died 6 April 1803 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph Gregoire was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC.

Marie Catherine COMEAU died 19 June 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Marie Catherine COMEAU married

Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 2 October 1749
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC

Children of Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS and Marie Catherine COMEAU

Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS dit GREGOIRE

Born: abt. 1755, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 6 April 1803, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe LAMOUREUX 8 November 1779 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
2 May 1727
Port Royal, Acadia

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie Catherine COMEAU and Joseph Gregoire BOURGEOIS 2 October 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 22 years old.

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

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.