Joseph CELLIER

Born

abt. 1748 , Acadia, Canada

Died

2 July 1818 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Joseph married Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 5 October 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 21 February 1810 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES .

Parents & Family of Joseph CELLIER

Parents of Joseph CELLIER

Father

Joseph CELLIER

Mother

Anne HEBERT

Grandparents of Joseph CELLIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CELLIER dit NORMAND Marie Josephe Aimee LEJEUNE dite BREILLARD

Maternal grandparents

Louis HEBERT Anne Marie LABAUVE

Joseph 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 Joseph CELLIER

Joseph CELLIER married

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 5 October 1767
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Joseph CELLIER and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CELLIER and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 5 October 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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.