Jean Baptiste TRAHAN

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abt. 1697 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

14 April 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Charles TRAHAN Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Born: abt. 1697 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jean Charles TRAHAN

Mother: Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume TRAHAN , Madeleine BRUN

Maternal grandparents: Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) , Renee Madeleine BOURG

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 Anne Marie HÉBERT 12 February 1724 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anne Marie HÉBERT was born abt. 1699 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Anne Marie died 18 January 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Anne Marie was the child of Étienne HÉBERT and Jeanne COMEAU.

Jean Baptiste TRAHAN died 14 April 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Anne Marie HÉBERT
Marriage date: 12 February 1724
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Anne Marie HÉBERT was the child of Étienne HÉBERT and Jeanne COMEAU

Children of Jean Baptiste TRAHAN and Anne Marie HÉBERT

Marie-Josephte TRAHAN

Born: 24 November 1721, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 7 July 1763,

Married: Michel LEBLANC 1741 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Anne TRAHAN

Born: 29 December 1723, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Isabelle Elisabeth TRAHAN

Born: 1 January 1726, Canard, Acadie
Died: abt. 1804, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Morbihan, Bretagne, France

Married: Charles THERIAULT 15 March 1748 Place: Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

Joseph TRAHAN

Born: abt. 1728, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 14 August 1763,

Married: Agnes LEBLANC 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Born: 2 January 1729, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 18 February 1803, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE 11 January 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre TRAHAN

Born: abt. 1732, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 19 June 1825, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie RICHARD 11 October 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Anne-Euphrosine LANOUE 21 September 1778 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Marie TRAHAN

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 18 May 1831, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques HEBERT 18 September 1769 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TRAHAN was born 24 November 1721, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1723 Birth of Child
Anne TRAHAN was born 29 December 1723, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1724 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste TRAHAN and Anne Marie HÉBERT 12 February 1724, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1726 Birth of Child
Isabelle Elisabeth TRAHAN was born 1 January 1726, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN was born 2 January 1729, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1748 Marriage of Child
Isabelle Elisabeth TRAHAN married 15 March 1748, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia) to Charles THERIAULT

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre TRAHAN married 11 October 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie RICHARD

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie TRAHAN married 18 September 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques HEBERT

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.