Marie GAUDREAU

Born

abt. 1754 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1825 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Marie GAUDREAU

Father

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU

Mother

Elisabeth CYR

Grandparents of Marie GAUDREAU

Paternal grandparents

François GAUTROT (GAUDREAU) Marie Anne VINCENT

Maternal grandparents

Louis CYR (SIRE) Marie Josephte MICHEL

Marie 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):

Marie married Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL 14 November 1774 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 22 February 1745 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Joseph died 23 May 1812 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Claire DUMAS.

Marie GAUDREAU died abt. 1825 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 Marie GAUDREAU

Marie GAUDREAU married

Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL
Marriage date: 14 November 1774
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Elie VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Claire DUMAS

Children of Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marie GAUDREAU

Gregoire BEAUSOLEIL

Born: 25 October 1782, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1855, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

Married: Marie-Honosime PLANTE 12 July 1831 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAUDREAU and Joseph VILAT dit BEAUSOLEIL 14 November 1774 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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.