Joseph COMEAU

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abt. 1747 , Acadia, Canada

Died

7 June 1801 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Francois COMEAU Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE)

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Born: abt. 1747 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)

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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Joseph married Marguerite VINCENT 11 July 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite VINCENT was born abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada. Marguerite died 21 March 1843 in L'Acadie, Canada East . Marguerite was the child of Joseph VINCENT and Marie Josephte DAIGLE.

Joseph COMEAU died 7 June 1801 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Joseph COMEAU married

Marguerite VINCENT
Marriage date: 11 July 1774
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite VINCENT was the child of Joseph VINCENT and Marie Josephte DAIGLE

Children of Joseph COMEAU and Marguerite VINCENT

Joseph-Bénoni COMEAU

Born: abt. 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 December 1857, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Rosalie GUERIN 1 May 1797 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Osithe COMEAU

Born: 29 June 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie DEMERS 30 January 1797 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte COMEAU

Born: 11 August 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1829, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Eloi ROY 11 June 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COMEAU and Marguerite VINCENT 11 July 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Osithe COMEAU was born 29 June 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COMEAU was born 11 August 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Osithe COMEAU married 30 January 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Joseph-Marie DEMERS

1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Bénoni COMEAU married 1 May 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Rosalie GUERIN

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)