Joseph ROBICHAUD

Born

abt. 1694 , Acadia, Canada

Died

3 May 1768 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Prudent ROBICHAUD Henriette PETITPAS

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Born: abt. 1694 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Prudent ROBICHAUD

Mother: Henriette PETITPAS

Paternal grandparents: Étienne ROBICHAUD , Françoise BOUDROT

Maternal grandparents: Claude PETITPAS , Catherine BUGARET

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 FOREST 7 February 1718 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie FOREST was born abt. 1696 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 1 February 1770 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie was the child of René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS.

Joseph ROBICHAUD died 3 May 1768 in L'Assomption, 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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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Joseph ROBICHAUD married

Marie FOREST
Marriage date: 7 February 1718
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie FOREST was the child of René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS

Children of Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie FOREST

Prudent ROBICHAUD

Born: 19 December 1718, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1790, Baie-Sainte-Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe RICHARD 27 July 1744 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Cecile DUGAS 1755 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph ROBICHAUD (ROBICHEAU)

Born: 8 November 1722, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 January 1759, Cherbourg, Normandie, France

Married: Marie COMEAU 1747

Married: Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS 28 November 1752 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Etienne ROBICHAUD

Born: 10 November 1726, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Marie Madeleine BÉLIVEAU 13 February 1752 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Michel ROBICHAUD

Born: abt. 1737, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 7 February 1767, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LANDRY 1764 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie FOREST 7 February 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Prudent ROBICHAUD was born 19 December 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBICHAUD (ROBICHEAU) was born 8 November 1722, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1726 Birth of Child
Etienne ROBICHAUD was born 10 November 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1744 Marriage of Child
Prudent ROBICHAUD married 27 July 1744, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie-Josephe RICHARD

1752 Marriage of Child
Etienne ROBICHAUD married 13 February 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Madeleine BÉLIVEAU

1752 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBICHAUD (ROBICHEAU) married 28 November 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Madeleine BOURGEOIS

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

1759 Death of Child
Joseph ROBICHAUD (ROBICHEAU) died 2 January 1759, Cherbourg, Normandie, France

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.

1767 Death of Child
Michel ROBICHAUD died 7 February 1767, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Death — 1768
3 May 1768
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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