François CORMIER

Born

abt. 1750 , Acadia, Canada

Died

19 April 1821 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of François CORMIER

Father

Jean François CORMIER

Mother

Josephte CYR

Grandparents of François CORMIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL Marie Anne CYR

Maternal grandparents

Michel CYR Madeleine BOURGEOIS

François 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Madeleine PAPILLON 4 October 1779 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine PAPILLON was born 17 October 1750 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Madeleine was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY.

François CORMIER died 19 April 1821 in Saint-Ours, 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François CORMIER

François CORMIER married

Madeleine PAPILLON
Marriage date: 4 October 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PAPILLON was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of François CORMIER and Madeleine PAPILLON

Joseph CORMIER

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 November 1836, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie DUHAMEL 16 September 1816 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Eleonore CORMIER

Born: 11 May 1793, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 13 February 1865, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE 17 January 1814 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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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.