Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Born

2 April 1745 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

13 February 1805 , Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Madeleine married Olivier THIBODEAU 23 September 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olivier THIBODEAU was born 4 October 1732 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . Olivier died 13 February 1801 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada . Olivier was the child of Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU and Marie LEBLANC .

Parents & Family of Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Parents of Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Father

Jean Baptiste POTHIER

Mother

Marie Josephe HEBERT

Grandparents of Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean POTHIER (POITIER) Anne POIRIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph HÉBERT Marie Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Marie Madeleine 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

m. Olivier Thibodeau, 23 Sep 1765 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, Canada

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Marie Madeleine POTHIER married

Olivier THIBODEAU
Marriage date: 23 September 1765
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Olivier THIBODEAU was the child of Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU and Marie LEBLANC

Children of Olivier THIBODEAU and Marie Madeleine POTHIER

Georges THIBODEAU

Born: abt. 1781, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 September 1836, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Francoise THIBODEAU 1801 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1745
2 April 1745
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie Madeleine POTHIER and Olivier THIBODEAU 23 September 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 20 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.