Maurice COMEAU

Born

abt. 1732 , Acadia, Canada

Died

18 June 1786 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*

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Francois COMEAU Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE)

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Born: abt. 1732 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Francois COMEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON , Jeanne BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre LORD dit LAMONTAGNE , Marie Françoise BARIAU (BÉRIAULT)

Maurice 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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Maurice married Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE 23 August 1756 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE was born 24 April 1712 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite Brigitte died 10 December 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite Brigitte was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marie Josephe RICHARD.

Maurice married (2) Elizabeth DOUCET 18 November 1771 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Elizabeth DOUCET was born 31 December 1725 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Elizabeth was the child of Mathieu DOUCET and Anne LORD (LAURE).

Maurice COMEAU died 18 June 1786 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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.

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Maurice COMEAU married

Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE
Marriage date: 23 August 1756
Marriage place: Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE was the child of François Xavier SAVOIE and Marie Josephe RICHARD

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Maurice COMEAU married

Elizabeth DOUCET
Marriage date: 18 November 1771
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Elizabeth DOUCET was the child of Mathieu DOUCET and Anne LORD (LAURE)

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Maurice COMEAU and Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE 23 August 1756, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite Brigitte SAVOIE died 10 December 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Maurice COMEAU and Elizabeth DOUCET 18 November 1771, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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.