Joseph LEPRINCE

Born

9 February 1719 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

23 May 1781 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LEPRINCE Jeanne BLANCHARD

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Born: 9 February 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jean LEPRINCE

Mother: Jeanne BLANCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Jacques-Nicolas LEPRINCE , Marguerite HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume BLANCHARD , Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marie Anne FOREST 25 January 1740 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne FOREST was born 3 May 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Anne was the child of René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS.

Joseph married (2) Madeleine LEBLANC 26 October 1761 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada . Madeleine LEBLANC was born 29 September 1721 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Madeleine died 1 June 1788 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN and Marguerite BOURGEOIS.

Joseph LEPRINCE died 23 May 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Joseph LEPRINCE married

Marie Anne FOREST
Marriage date: 25 January 1740
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Anne FOREST was the child of René FOREST and Françoise DUGAS

Children of Joseph LEPRINCE and Marie Anne FOREST

Joseph Timothee PRINCE

Born: abt. 1744, , Canada
Died: 16 December 1822, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Anne RICHARD 12 October 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre PRINCE

Born: 24 March 1749, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 13 January 1826, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BERGERON 16 January 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph LEPRINCE married

Madeleine LEBLANC
Marriage date: 26 October 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada
Madeleine LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN and Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Children of Joseph LEPRINCE and Madeleine LEBLANC

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Birth — 1719
9 February 1719
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEPRINCE and Marie Anne FOREST 25 January 1740, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre PRINCE was born 24 March 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEPRINCE and Madeleine LEBLANC 26 October 1761, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 42 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph Timothee PRINCE married 12 October 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Anne RICHARD

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre PRINCE married 16 January 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie BERGERON

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.