Marie-Blanche CORMIER

Born

29 July 1745 , Acadia, Canada

Died

23 December 1785 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL Marie Anne CYR

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Born: 29 July 1745 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL

Mother: Marie Anne CYR

Paternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

Marie-Blanche 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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Marie-Blanche married Jean Baptiste ALAIN 11 January 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean Baptiste ALAIN was born 6 September 1741 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jean Baptiste died 10 June 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean Baptiste was the child of Pierre ALAIN (ALLAIN) and Marguerite LEBLANC.

Marie-Blanche CORMIER died 23 December 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Alain Jean-Baptiste

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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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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 Marie-Blanche CORMIER

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Marie-Blanche CORMIER married

Jean Baptiste ALAIN
Marriage date: 11 January 1762
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Jean Baptiste ALAIN was the child of Pierre ALAIN (ALLAIN) and Marguerite LEBLANC

Children of Jean Baptiste ALAIN and Marie-Blanche CORMIER

Marie-Marthe ALAIN

Born: 8 February 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste ALAIN

Born: 16 October 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 May 1824, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume COUTURE 16 April 1786 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel ALAIN

Born: 30 September 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre ALAIN

Born: 16 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

David ALAIN

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1745
29 July 1745
Acadia, Canada

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Blanche CORMIER and Jean Baptiste ALAIN 11 January 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 16 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
Marie-Marthe ALAIN was born 8 February 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Blanche was 17 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ALAIN was born 16 October 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Blanche was 19 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Michel ALAIN was born 30 September 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Blanche was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre ALAIN was born 16 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Blanche was 25 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste ALAIN died 10 June 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.