Jean Charles TRAHAN

Born

abt. 1740 , Acadia, Canada

Died

3 April 1828 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean Charles married Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE) 14 January 1766 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE) was born 23 May 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie-Marthe died 16 April 1815 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marie-Marthe was the child of Marc ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Marthe COUTURE .

Parents & Family of Jean Charles TRAHAN

Parents of Jean Charles TRAHAN

Father

Paul TRAHAN

Mother

Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Grandparents of Jean Charles TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre TRAHAN Marie PELLERIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) Cecile CORPORON

Jean Charles 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 Jean Charles TRAHAN

Jean Charles TRAHAN married

Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE)
Marriage date: 14 January 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE) was the child of Marc ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Marthe COUTURE

Children of Jean Charles TRAHAN and Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE)

Cecile TRAHAN

Born: 4 June 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre PATOINE dit DESROSIERS 2 September 1805 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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

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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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean Charles TRAHAN and Marie-Marthe ISABEL (ISABELLE) 14 January 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.