Alexis THIBODEAU

Born

abt. 1723 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 July 1802 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean THIBODEAU Marguerite HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean THIBODEAU

Mother: Marguerite HÉBERT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre THIBODEAU , Jeanne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Emmanuel HÉBERT , Andree BRUN

Alexis 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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Alexis married Marie-Anne BLANCHARD abt. 1743 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne BLANCHARD was born abt. 1723 in Acadia, Canada. Marie-Anne died abt. 1760 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania.

Alexis married (2) Catherine LEBLANC 17 February 1762 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LEBLANC was born 22 February 1725 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Catherine died 21 October 1801 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine LANDRY.

Alexis THIBODEAU died 24 July 1802 in Nicolet, 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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Alexis THIBODEAU married

Marie-Anne BLANCHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1743
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada

Children of Alexis THIBODEAU and Marie-Anne BLANCHARD

Simon THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1744, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 24 October 1819, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Etienne THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 5 June 1834, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie CHARTRE 17 February 1778 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 1 March 1816, Montréal, Lower Canada

Henri Schuyler THIBODAUX

Born: abt. 1760, Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Died: 24 October 1827, Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA

Alexis THIBODEAU married

Catherine LEBLANC
Marriage date: 17 February 1762
Marriage place: Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Catherine LEBLANC was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine LANDRY

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Children of Alexis THIBODEAU and Catherine LEBLANC

Joseph Simon THIBODEAU

Born: 28 October 1763, Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
Died: 7 November 1847, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LANDRY 2 August 1808 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Alexis THIBODEAU and Catherine LEBLANC 17 February 1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph Simon THIBODEAU was born 28 October 1763, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.