Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Born

1 June 1733 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

14 May 1812 , Bonaventure, Lower Canada

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Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

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Born: 1 June 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Mother: Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Marie GUÉRIN

Maternal grandparents: Emmanuel MIRANDE-TAVARE , Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL 15 October 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL was born 9 April 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Josephte was the child of Jean Bernard GAUDET dit VAROUËL and Marie Madeleine BRUN.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite BUJOLD (BUGEAUD) abt. 1758 in Restigouche County, Acadia . Marguerite BUJOLD (BUGEAUD) was born abt. 1728 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 5 January 1797 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure). Marguerite was the child of Joseph BUJOLD (BUGEAUD) and Marie Josèphe LANDRY.

Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) died 14 May 1812 in Bonaventure, Lower Canada .
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Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) married

Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL
Marriage date: 15 October 1753
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL was the child of Jean Bernard GAUDET dit VAROUËL and Marie Madeleine BRUN

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Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) married

Marguerite BUJOLD (BUGEAUD)
Marriage date: abt. 1758
Marriage place: Restigouche County, Acadia
Marguerite BUJOLD (BUGEAUD) was the child of Joseph BUJOLD (BUGEAUD) and Marie Josèphe LANDRY

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Birth — 1733
1 June 1733
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie Josephte GAUDET dite VAROUËL 15 October 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 20 years old.

Joseph ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) - 1753 marriage

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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.

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.