Ursule BLANCHARD

Born

29 April 1726 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

23 May 1786 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Ursule married Jean Jacques MAILLET 5 February 1748 in Port Royal, Acadia .
Jean Jacques MAILLET was born abt. 1721 in Acadia, Canada. Jean Jacques died 25 March 1792 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Jean Jacques was the child of Jacques MAILLET and Madeleine HÉBERT .

Parents & Family of Ursule BLANCHARD

Parents of Ursule BLANCHARD

Father

René BLANCHARD

Mother

Marie SAVOIE

Grandparents of Ursule BLANCHARD

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume BLANCHARD Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Maternal grandparents

Germain SAVOIE Marie BREAU dite VINCELOTTE

Ursule 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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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 Ursule BLANCHARD

Ursule BLANCHARD married

Jean Jacques MAILLET
Marriage date: 5 February 1748
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Jacques MAILLET was the child of Jacques MAILLET and Madeleine HÉBERT

Children of Jean Jacques MAILLET and Ursule BLANCHARD

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RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1726
29 April 1726
Port Royal, Acadia

1748 Marriage / Partner
Ursule BLANCHARD and Jean Jacques MAILLET 5 February 1748, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 21 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.

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.