Jean Baptiste ORION

Born

10 September 1738 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

5 November 1807 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)Anne Jeanne RICHARD

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Born: 10 September 1738 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Mother: Anne Jeanne RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) , Marie Anne BASTARACHE

Maternal grandparents: François RICHARD , Marie Anne COMEAU

Jean Baptiste 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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Jean Baptiste married Francoise GAUDET 21 September 1762 in Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise GAUDET was born abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Francoise died 12 August 1810 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Francoise was the child of Jean Baptiste GAUDET and Marie DOUCET.

Jean Baptiste ORION died 5 November 1807 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Jean Baptiste ORION married

Francoise GAUDET
Marriage date: 21 September 1762
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada
Francoise GAUDET was the child of Jean Baptiste GAUDET and Marie DOUCET

Children of Jean Baptiste ORION and Francoise GAUDET

Joseph ORION dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 20 November 1775, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 December 1847, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Antoinette CLOUTIER 11 January 1808 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1738
10 September 1738
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste ORION and Francoise GAUDET 21 September 1762, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 24 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 Birth of Child
Joseph ORION dit CHAMPAGNE was born 20 November 1775, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean Baptiste was 37 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.