Esther LEBLANC

Born

January 1740 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

18 May 1805 , Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Esther married Raymond BOURDAGE 17 November 1760 in Fredericton, York, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Raymond BOURDAGE was born abt. 1731 in Canada. Raymond died 17 July 1787 in Bonaventure, Province of Québec, Canada . Raymond was the child of Pierre BOURDAGE and Marie-Anne CHEVALIER .

Parents & Family of Esther LEBLANC

Parents of Esther LEBLANC

Father

René LEBLANC

Mother

Marguerite THIBAULT

Grandparents of Esther LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents

René LEBLANC Anne BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre THIBAULT Jeanne COMEAU

Esther 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther LEBLANC

Esther LEBLANC married

Raymond BOURDAGE
Marriage date: 17 November 1760
Marriage place: Fredericton, York, Acadia
Raymond BOURDAGE was the child of Pierre BOURDAGE and Marie-Anne CHEVALIER

Children of Raymond BOURDAGE and Esther LEBLANC

Benjamin BOURDAGE

Born: 8 August 1762, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Died: 18 September 1823, Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Esther BUJOLD 1786

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1740
January 1740
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Esther LEBLANC and Raymond BOURDAGE 17 November 1760, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Benjamin BOURDAGE was born 8 August 1762, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Esther was 22 years old.

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.