Joseph MICHEL

Born

1 April 1731 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 February 1809 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph MICHEL

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Born: 1 April 1731 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Joseph MICHEL

Father

Joseph MICHEL

Mother

Marie Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Grandparents of Joseph MICHEL

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL Catherine COMEAU

Maternal grandparents

François BOUDROT Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Joseph 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

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

Joseph married Marie Anne LORD 15 January 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Anne LORD was born 5 December 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie Anne died abt. 1810 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Marie Anne was the child of Charles LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephe DOUCET.

Joseph MICHEL died 15 February 1809 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MICHEL

Joseph MICHEL married

Marie Anne LORD
Marriage date: 15 January 1753
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Anne LORD was the child of Charles LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephe DOUCET

Children of Joseph MICHEL and Marie Anne LORD

Marie Anne MICHEL

Born: 23 October 1754, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 24 November 1839, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BRUNEL 5 February 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph ST MICHEL

Born: November 1757, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 January 1836, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PATENAUDE 22 June 1778 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite MICHEL

Born: abt. 1759, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 June 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 15 July 1777 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Josephte MICHEL

Born: abt. 1761, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 October 1838, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois LUSSIER 24 November 1777 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
1 April 1731
Port Royal, Acadia

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MICHEL and Marie Anne LORD 15 January 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie Anne MICHEL was born 23 October 1754, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph ST MICHEL was born November 1757, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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.

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.