Marie GAUDET

Born

abt. 1739 , Acadia, Canada

Died

11 November 1791 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie married Amand RICHARD 18 February 1760 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada .
Amand RICHARD was born 24 April 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia . Amand died 16 February 1770 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Amand was the child of Michel RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS .

Parents & Family of Marie GAUDET

Parents of Marie GAUDET

Father

Jean Baptiste GAUDET

Mother

Marie DOUCET

Grandparents of Marie GAUDET

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAUDET Cecile MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Louis DOUCET Marguerite GIROUARD

Marie 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 Marie GAUDET

Marie GAUDET married

Amand RICHARD
Marriage date: 18 February 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Amand RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS

Children of Amand RICHARD and Marie GAUDET

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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)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAUDET and Amand RICHARD 18 February 1760, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amand RICHARD died 16 February 1770, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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.