Marguerite PRÉJEAN

Born

abt. 1724 , Acadia, Canada

Died

31 May 1777 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite married Charles DOUCET abt. 1746 in Acadia, Canada .
Charles DOUCET was born abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada. Charles was the child of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) .

Parents & Family of Marguerite PRÉJEAN

Parents of Marguerite PRÉJEAN

Father

Joseph PRÉJEAN

Mother

Marie Louise COMEAU

Grandparents of Marguerite PRÉJEAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON Andree SAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

Abraham COMEAU Marguerite PITRE

Marguerite 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 Marguerite PRÉJEAN

Marguerite PRÉJEAN married

Charles DOUCET
Marriage date: abt. 1746
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Charles DOUCET was the child of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

Children of Charles DOUCET and Marguerite PRÉJEAN

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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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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.