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Marguerite MICHEL

(b. abt. 1702 , Acadia, Canada d. 18 January 1790 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite MICHEL was born abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada

Marguerite MICHEL was the child of Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Unknown MICHEL and Unknown UNKNOWN (maternal) Étienne COMEAU and Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married René MARTIN 29 October 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children. René MARTIN was born abt. 1698 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). René died 10 January 1777 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). René was the child of René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Marguerite MICHEL died 18 January 1790 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite MICHEL

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Marguerite MICHEL married

René MARTIN-- Date: 29 October 1726 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
René MARTIN was the child of René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Children of René MARTIN and Marguerite MICHEL:

Charles Benjamin MARTIN (b.24 February 1734, Port Royal, Acadia d. 5 December 1815, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie Anne MARTIN (b.4 February 1740, Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 June 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BELEC 24 September 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Amable MARTIN (b.23 January 1745, Port Royal, Acadia d. 24 July 1816, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN (b.abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada d. 8 September 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Jean POIRIER 27 August 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MICHEL and René MARTIN 29 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1734 Birth of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN was born 24 February 1734, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1740 Birth of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN was born 4 February 1740, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1745 Birth of Child
Amable MARTIN was born 23 January 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN married 27 August 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean POIRIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN married 24 September 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste BELEC

1772 Marriage of Child
Amable MARTIN married 27 January 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN married 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
René MARTIN died 10 January 1777, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

1781 Death of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN died 23 June 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death
18 January 1790
Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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