Madeleine MICHEL

Born

10 June 1731 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

11 April 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada

Madeleine married René BABINEAU 20 May 1759 American Colonies .
René BABINEAU was born 20 April 1725 in Port Royal, Acadia . René died 7 December 1775 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . René was the child of René BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie Madeleine SAVOIE .

Parents & Family of Madeleine MICHEL

Parents of Madeleine MICHEL

Father

Jacques MICHEL

Mother

Jeanne BREAUX (BRAULT)

Grandparents of Madeleine MICHEL

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL Catherine COMEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean BREAU (BRAULT) Anne CHIASSON dite LAVALLEE

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

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine MICHEL

Madeleine MICHEL married

René BABINEAU
Marriage date: 20 May 1759
Marriage place: American Colonies
René BABINEAU was the child of René BABINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie Madeleine SAVOIE

Marriage notes:

New England

Children of René BABINEAU and Madeleine MICHEL

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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 — 1731
10 June 1731
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine MICHEL and René BABINEAU 20 May 1759, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

She was 27 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
René BABINEAU died 7 December 1775, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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.