Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON)

Born

14 June 1719 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 May 1797 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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William (Guillaume) JOHNSON dit JEANSON Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON

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Born: 14 June 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: William (Guillaume) JOHNSON dit JEANSON

Mother: Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CORPORON , Françoise SAVOIE

Thomas 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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Thomas married Marie Josephte GIROUARD 8 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was born 11 June 1716 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Josephte was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE.

Thomas married (2) Marie Josephe GRANGER 3 October 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie Josephe GRANGER was born 1 November 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Josephe died 24 December 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie Josephe was the child of Claude GRANGER and Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU).

Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) died 20 May 1797 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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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
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Spouse & Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON)

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Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) married

Marie Josephte GIROUARD
Marriage date: 8 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Isabelle JANSON

Born: abt. 1755,
Died: ,

Married: Joseph VINCENT 2 June 1777 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) married

Marie Josephe GRANGER
Marriage date: 3 October 1768
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Josephe GRANGER was the child of Claude GRANGER and Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephe GRANGER

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Birth — 1719
14 June 1719
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephte GIROUARD 8 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 22 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 / Partner
Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephe GRANGER 3 October 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 49 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Josephe GRANGER died 24 December 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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 Marriage of Child
Isabelle JANSON married 2 June 1777, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Joseph VINCENT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1797
20 May 1797
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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