Jean Dominique ROBICHAUD

Born

24 October 1723 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1791 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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Prudent ROBICHAUD Françoise BOURGEOIS

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Born: 24 October 1723 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Prudent ROBICHAUD

Mother: Françoise BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents: Prudent ROBICHAUD , Henriette PETITPAS

Maternal grandparents: Germain BOURGEOIS , Madeleine DUGAS

Jean Dominique 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 Dominique married Marguerite FOREST 17 August 1744 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite FOREST was born 13 April 1725 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 8 January 1795 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marguerite was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU).

Jean Dominique ROBICHAUD died abt. 1791 in Saint-Jacques, Lower 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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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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Jean Dominique ROBICHAUD married

Marguerite FOREST
Marriage date: 17 August 1744
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite FOREST was the child of Joseph FOREST and Marie GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Children of Jean Dominique ROBICHAUD and Marguerite FOREST

Elisabeth Isabelle ROBICHAUD

Born: 20 June 1745, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 24 August 1794, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Charles AMIRAULT 7 November 1768 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1723
24 October 1723
Port Royal, Acadia

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jean Dominique ROBICHAUD and Marguerite FOREST 17 August 1744, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 20 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Elisabeth Isabelle ROBICHAUD was born 20 June 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Dominique was 21 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth Isabelle ROBICHAUD married 7 November 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Charles AMIRAULT

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.