Jean GRANGER

Born

2 October 1716 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

28 May 1785 , Chantenay, Loire, France

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Laurent GRANGER Marie BOURG

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Born: 2 October 1716 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Laurent GRANGER

Mother: Marie BOURG

Paternal grandparents: Lawrence (Laurent) GRANGER , Marie LANDRY

Maternal grandparents: Bernard BOURG , Françoise BRUN

Jean 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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Jean married Madeleine MELANSON 23 January 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . Madeleine MELANSON was born 24 September 1718 in Port Royal, Acadia . Madeleine died 28 March 1803 in Nantes, France. Madeleine was the child of Jean MELANSON and Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES.

Jean GRANGER died 28 May 1785 in Chantenay, Loire, France.

m. Melanson Madeleine

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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

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Jean GRANGER married

Madeleine MELANSON
Marriage date: 23 January 1741
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Madeleine MELANSON was the child of Jean MELANSON and Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES

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Birth — 1716
2 October 1716
Port Royal, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean GRANGER and Madeleine MELANSON 23 January 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)