Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Born

24 February 1734 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

5 December 1815 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Charles Benjamin married Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada. Marie-Therese died 4 November 1807 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Marie-Therese was the child of Prudent ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOURGEOIS .

Parents & Family of Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Parents of Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Father

René MARTIN

Mother

Marguerite MICHEL

Grandparents of Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Paternal grandparents

René MARTIN Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL Catherine COMEAU

Charles Benjamin 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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles Benjamin MARTIN

Charles Benjamin MARTIN married

Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD
Marriage date: 20 July 1772
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD was the child of Prudent ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOURGEOIS

Children of Charles Benjamin MARTIN and Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD

Isabelle MARTIN

Born: 24 September 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Claude BOURGEOIS 18 June 1798 Place: Saint-Jacques, 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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Birth — 1734
24 February 1734
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Charles Benjamin MARTIN and Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 38 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Isabelle MARTIN was born 24 September 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles Benjamin was 46 years old.

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Isabelle MARTIN married 18 June 1798, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada to Claude BOURGEOIS

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

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD died 4 November 1807, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Death — 1815
5 December 1815
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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