Madeleine COMEAU

Born

abt. 1697 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

26 April 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Augustin COMEAU Catherine BABIN

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Born: abt. 1697 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jean Augustin COMEAU

Mother: Catherine BABIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU , Rose BAYOL

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BABIN , Marie MERCIER

Madeleine 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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Madeleine married Pierre SAULNIER abt. 1716 in Chipoudy, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre SAULNIER was born abt. 1696 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Pierre was the child of Louis SAULNIER and Louise BASTINAUX dite PELLETIER.

Madeleine COMEAU died 26 April 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine COMEAU married

Pierre SAULNIER
Marriage date: abt. 1716
Marriage place: Chipoudy, Acadia
Pierre SAULNIER was the child of Louis SAULNIER and Louise BASTINAUX dite PELLETIER

Children of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU

Pierre SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1717, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT 1738 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Married: Marguerite HEBERT 31 July 1753 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie Madeleine SAULNIER

Born: 14 September 1718, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste "Jacques" LEGER 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Elisabeth SAULNIER

Born: 5 June 1720, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Charles SAULNIER

Born: 16 November 1721, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: abt. 1802, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Josephe SAVOIE 10 September 1742 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Olivier SAULNIER

Born: 23 May 1724, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: August 1775, Opelousas, Territory of Orleans

Married: Anne SAVOIE 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marguerite SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 1 October 1790, Donaldsonville, Territory of Orleans

Married: Charles FOREST 1747 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie Josephe SAULNIER

Born: abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Claude AUCOIN 17 June 1754 Place: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine SAULNIER was born 14 September 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

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

1720 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SAULNIER was born 5 June 1720, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1721 Birth of Child
Charles SAULNIER was born 16 November 1721, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1724 Birth of Child
Olivier SAULNIER was born 23 May 1724, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1742 Marriage of Child
Charles SAULNIER married 10 September 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Josephe SAVOIE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre SAULNIER married 31 July 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite HEBERT

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe SAULNIER married 17 June 1754, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia) to Claude AUCOIN

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 Death of Child
Olivier SAULNIER died August 1775, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA

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.