Catherine LEBLANC

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22 February 1725 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

21 October 1801 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jacques LEBLANC Catherine LANDRY

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Born: 22 February 1725 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jacques LEBLANC

Mother: Catherine LANDRY

Paternal grandparents: René LEBLANC , Anne BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents: René LANDRY LE JEUNNE , Marie BERNARD

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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Catherine married Jean Baptiste BABIN 30 September 1745 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean Baptiste BABIN was born 22 March 1719 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jean Baptiste was the child of Pierre BABIN and Madeleine BOURG.

Catherine married (2) Alexis THIBODEAU 17 February 1762 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis THIBODEAU was born abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Alexis died 24 July 1802 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Alexis was the child of Jean THIBODEAU and Marguerite HÉBERT.

Catherine LEBLANC died 21 October 1801 in Nicolet, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine LEBLANC

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Catherine LEBLANC married

Jean Baptiste BABIN
Marriage date: 30 September 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Jean Baptiste BABIN was the child of Pierre BABIN and Madeleine BOURG

Children of Jean Baptiste BABIN and Catherine LEBLANC

Marie Madeleine BABIN

Born: 30 July 1746, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 28 November 1833, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre VINCENT 28 February 1764 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Josephte BABIN

Born: 17 March 1748, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 27 August 1832, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne HÉBERT 2 October 1769 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Catherine LEBLANC married

Alexis THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 17 February 1762
Marriage place: Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Alexis THIBODEAU was the child of Jean THIBODEAU and Marguerite HÉBERT

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Children of Alexis THIBODEAU and Catherine LEBLANC

Joseph Simon THIBODEAU

Born: 28 October 1763, Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Died: 7 November 1847, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LANDRY 2 August 1808 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
22 February 1725
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1745 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEBLANC and Jean Baptiste BABIN 30 September 1745, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

She was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine BABIN was born 30 July 1746, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Josephte BABIN was born 17 March 1748, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Catherine was 23 years old.

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEBLANC and Alexis THIBODEAU 17 February 1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

She was 37 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph Simon THIBODEAU was born 28 October 1763, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Catherine was 38 years old.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie Madeleine BABIN married 28 February 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to Pierre VINCENT

1769 Marriage of Child
Josephte BABIN married 2 October 1769, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Etienne HÉBERT

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.