Marguerite MICHEL

Born

abt. 1702 , Acadia, Canada

Died

18 January 1790 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite MICHEL

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Born: abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Marguerite MICHEL

Father

Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL

Mother

Catherine COMEAU

Grandparents of Marguerite MICHEL

Paternal grandparents

Unknown MICHEL Unknown UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents

Étienne COMEAU Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE

Marguerite 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

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. René died 10 January 1777 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . 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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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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite MICHEL

Marguerite MICHEL married

René MARTIN
Marriage date: 29 October 1726
Marriage 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

Born: 24 February 1734, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 5 December 1815, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Anne MARTIN

Born: 4 February 1740, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 23 June 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BELEC 24 September 1770 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable MARTIN

Born: 23 January 1745, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 24 July 1816, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN 27 January 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Nathalie Anastasie MARTIN

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 8 September 1825, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Jean POIRIER 27 August 1770 Place: L'Assomption, 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

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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, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean POIRIER

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne MARTIN married 24 September 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BELEC

1772 Marriage of Child
Amable MARTIN married 27 January 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Anastasie GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles Benjamin MARTIN married 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada 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)

Death — 1790
18 January 1790
Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

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