Charles TRAHAN

Born

7 June 1730 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

15 May 1785 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph TRAHAN Elisabeth THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

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Born: 7 June 1730 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Joseph TRAHAN

Mother: Elisabeth THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Jean Charles TRAHAN , Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) , Jeanne LANDRY

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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Charles married Marie-Anne-Madeleine LANDRY abt. 1749 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne-Madeleine LANDRY was born 3 June 1729 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie-Anne-Madeleine died 28 February 1801 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne-Madeleine was the child of Jean LANDRY and Madeleine MELANÇON (MELANSON).

Charles TRAHAN died 15 May 1785 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Charles TRAHAN married

Marie-Anne-Madeleine LANDRY
Marriage date: abt. 1749
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie-Anne-Madeleine LANDRY was the child of Jean LANDRY and Madeleine MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Children of Charles TRAHAN and Marie-Anne-Madeleine LANDRY

Gregoire (Gregory) TRAHAN (STRAHAN)

Born: abt. 1752, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 21 September 1811, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Marguerite BOURG 18 September 1780 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 March 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BELLEMARE dite GELINAS 14 November 1785 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne TRAHAN

Born: 1 August 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte GRENIER 24 February 1800 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1730
7 June 1730
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Etienne TRAHAN was born 1 August 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles 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.