Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE

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9 February 1721 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

28 March 1787 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LEPRINCE Jeanne BLANCHARD

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Born: 9 February 1721 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean LEPRINCE

Mother: Jeanne BLANCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Jacques-Nicolas LEPRINCE , Marguerite HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume BLANCHARD , Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

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 Judith RICHARD 8 February 1747 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Judith RICHARD was born 8 January 1724 in Port Royal, Acadia . Judith died 29 September 1756 Judith was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT).

Jean Baptiste married (2) Marie Madeleine BOURG 15 February 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Madeleine BOURG was born abt. 1728 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Marie Madeleine died 9 April 1809 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie Madeleine was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER.

Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE died 28 March 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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

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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Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE married

Judith RICHARD
Marriage date: 8 February 1747
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Judith RICHARD was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE and Judith RICHARD

Madeleine LEPRINCE

Born: 24 October 1749, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 20 September 1824, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Honore HEBERT 4 November 1771 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Anne LEPRINCE

Born: abt. 1751, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 29 September 1756, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEPRINCE

Born: 6 July 1753, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 23 March 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine HEON 9 February 1784 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE married

Marie Madeleine BOURG
Marriage date: 15 February 1762
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie Madeleine BOURG was the child of Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that this marriage took place in Becancour in 1762

Children of Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE and Marie Madeleine BOURG

Therese LEPRINCE

Born: 6 December 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 18 January 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Esther LEPRINCE

Born: 11 June 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1823, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre Abel DOUCET 9 February 1784 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph LEPRINCE

Born: 12 February 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François LEPRINCE

Born: 1 May 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 December 1843, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marguerite DOUCET 8 February 1796 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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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9 February 1721 - Baptism

Jean Baptiste Le Prince
Father: Jean Le Prince
Mother: Jeanne Blanchard
Godparents: Charles Blanchard and Angelique Richard

Source / record details
The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

Birth — 1721
9 February 1721
Port Royal, Acadia

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE and Judith RICHARD 8 February 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEPRINCE was born 24 October 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEPRINCE was born 6 July 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 32 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Anne LEPRINCE died 29 September 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean Baptiste was 35 years old.

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE and Marie Madeleine BOURG 15 February 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 41 years old.

Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE - 1762 marriage Source: Title Acadie: Depuis in paix dAix-la-Chapelle jusquà la déportation Volume 2 of Acadie: reconstitution dun chapitre perd

1762 marriage

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Title Acadie: Depuis in paix d'Aix-la-Chapelle jusqu'à la déportation
Volume 2 of Acadie: reconstitution d'un chapitre perdu de l'histoire d'Amérique, Henri Beaudé
Authors Édouard Richard, Henri Beaudé
Editor Henri Beaudé
Publisher Typ. J.-A. K.-Laflamme, 1918
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Feb 19, 2008
Page 492

Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE - 1762 Marriage La-Nativite-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour, Becancour, QC, Canada

1762 Marriage La-Nativite-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour, Becancour, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1762 Birth of Child
Therese LEPRINCE was born 6 December 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean Baptiste was 41 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.

1763 Death of Child
Therese LEPRINCE died 18 January 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean Baptiste was 41 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Esther LEPRINCE was born 11 June 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean Baptiste was 44 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph LEPRINCE was born 12 February 1768, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean Baptiste was 47 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
François LEPRINCE was born 1 May 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean Baptiste was 50 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEPRINCE married 4 November 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Honore 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.