Jean BLANCHARD

Born

abt. 1718 , Acadia, Canada

Died

2 September 1789 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin BLANCHARD Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS

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Born: abt. 1718 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Martin BLANCHARD

Mother: Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Martin BLANCHARD , Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Martin DUPUIS , Marie LANDRY

Jean 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 married Catherine FOREST abt. 1744 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine FOREST was born abt. 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia . Catherine died 16 December 1815 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE.

Jean BLANCHARD died 2 September 1789 in Yamaska, 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

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Jean BLANCHARD married

Catherine FOREST
Marriage date: abt. 1744
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Catherine FOREST was the child of Jean Baptiste FOREST and Marie Elisabeth LABARRE

Children of Jean BLANCHARD and Catherine FOREST

Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD

Born: 25 August 1745, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 20 May 1799, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte PETIT 14 February 1774 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie BLANCHARD

Born: abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 November 1789, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Luc BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) 10 August 1778 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles BLANCHARD

Born: abt. 1756, , Canada
Died: 26 November 1796, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louise ALEXANDRE dite LALIBERTÉ 9 February 1784 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Claire BLANCHARD

Born: 31 October 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Toussaint BROUILLARD 26 August 1788 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

1745 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD was born 25 August 1745, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Claire BLANCHARD was born 31 October 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD married 14 February 1774 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte PETIT

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.