Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

(b. 2 January 1729 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 18 February 1803 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN was born 2 January 1729 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN was the child of Jean Baptiste TRAHAN and Anne Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Charles TRAHAN and Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal) Étienne HÉBERT and Jeanne COMEAU

Jean-Baptiste 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-Baptiste married Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE 11 January 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE was born abt. 1756 in Canada. Marie Angelique Madeleine was the child of Dominique CLOUATRE and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN died 18 February 1803 in L'Acadie, Lower 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

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Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN married

Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE was the child of Dominique CLOUATRE and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Children of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE:

Marie TRAHAN (b.19 August 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN (b.23 September 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1872, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe THERRIEN 30 September 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Genevieve TRAHAN (b.30 January 1783, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 October 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PHANEUF 20 January 1800 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre TRAHAN (b.3 February 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie ISABELLE 12 February 1810 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph TRAHAN (b.7 August 1786, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Isabelle TRAHAN (b.10 November 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Olivier GRANGER 16 November 1807 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Anonyme TRAHAN (b.7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Francoise TRAHAN (b.15 July 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 20 July 1875, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada )

Dominique TRAHAN (b.20 December 1792, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 19 October 1876, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie LAROCHE 3 August 1812 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Archange TRAHAN (b.15 October 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

Rose (Rosalie) TRAHAN (b.3 April 1799, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 21 February 1885, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada)
m. Paul Hippolyte MONET 13 January 1817 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1729 Birth
2 January 1729
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE 11 January 1779 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 50 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie TRAHAN was born 19 August 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN was born 23 September 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Genevieve TRAHAN was born 30 January 1783, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 54 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre TRAHAN was born 3 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph TRAHAN was born 7 August 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Isabelle TRAHAN was born 10 November 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 58 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Anonyme TRAHAN was born 7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 61 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Francoise TRAHAN was born 15 July 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 62 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Dominique TRAHAN was born 20 December 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 64 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Archange TRAHAN was born 15 October 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Rose (Rosalie) TRAHAN was born 3 April 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 70 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Genevieve TRAHAN married 20 January 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph PHANEUF