Claude BABIN

Born

6 January 1720 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

2 July 1789 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Claude married Marie CORMIER 13 May 1743 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie CORMIER was born abt. 1721 in Acadia, Canada. Marie died 12 September 1801 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Marie was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC .

Parents & Family of Claude BABIN

Parents of Claude BABIN

Father

Claude BABIN

Mother

Marguerite DUPUIS

Grandparents of Claude BABIN

Paternal grandparents

Charles BABIN Madeleine RICHARD

Maternal grandparents

Martin DUPUIS Marie LANDRY

Claude 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

m. Cormier Marie

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claude BABIN

Claude BABIN married

Marie CORMIER
Marriage date: 13 May 1743
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC

Children of Claude BABIN and Marie CORMIER

Ozithee Marie-Angélique BABIN

Born: abt. 1751, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 22 March 1784, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Claude-Marie BABIN

Born: abt. 1756,
Died: 25 March 1830, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Amable BABIN

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: ,

Therese BABIN

Born: 3 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1803, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Joseph BABIN

Born: 26 October 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1837, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Jean-Marie BABIN

Born: 16 February 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

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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 — 1720
6 January 1720
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1743 Marriage / Partner
Claude BABIN and Marie CORMIER 13 May 1743, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Therese BABIN was born 3 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Claude was 44 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph BABIN was born 26 October 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Claude was 45 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie BABIN was born 16 February 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Claude was 48 years old.

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.