Marguerite
GAUDET
Born
30 July 1721
,
Port Royal, Acadia
Died
9 April 1811
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
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Born: 30 July 1721 in Port Royal, Acadia
Father:
Bernard GAUDET dit BLÈCHE
Mother:
Marguerite PELLERIN
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE
, Marie BLANCHARD
Maternal grandparents:
Etienne PELLERIN
, Jeanne SAVOIE
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 Jean Baptiste BRUN 22 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean Baptiste BRUN was born 5 September 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jean Baptiste died 22 May 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean Baptiste was the child of Antoine BRUN and Marie Françoise COMEAU.
Marguerite married (2) Alexandre CARON 13 May 1760 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexandre CARON was born 1 March 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Alexandre died 26 March 1787 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Alexandre was the child of François CARON and Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO.
Marguerite GAUDET died 9 April 1811 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite GAUDET
Marguerite GAUDET married 
Jean Baptiste BRUN
Marriage date: 22 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Baptiste BRUN was the child of Antoine BRUN and Marie Françoise COMEAU
Jean Baptiste BRUNMarriage date: 22 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Baptiste BRUN was the child of Antoine BRUN and Marie Françoise COMEAU
Marriage notes:
Jean Baptiste Brun married Marguerite Gaudet on 22 January 1742; Jean Baptiste m. 22 jan 1742 Marguerite Gaudet Bernard & Marguerite Pellerin.
Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes. p295.
Children of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Marguerite GAUDET
Bonaventure LEBRUNMarried: Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 12 January 1767 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marguerite LEBRUNMarried: Isidore BELANGER 10 February 1777 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
Marie LEBRUNMarried: Joseph COUTURIER 9 January 1769 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Amable Ferdinand LEBRUNBorn: 20 January 1754, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER 20 January 1777 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Married: Exupere GOYETTE 22 January 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marguerite GAUDET married 
Alexandre CARON
Marriage date: 13 May 1760
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Alexandre CARON was the child of François CARON and Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO
Alexandre CARONMarriage date: 13 May 1760
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Alexandre CARON was the child of François CARON and Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO
Children of Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET
Marguerite CARONMarried: Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ 15 January 1781 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Joachim CARONBorn: 18 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 January 1842, Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Died: 21 January 1842, Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Married: Helene BENOIT 17 November 1794 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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Birth — 172130 July 1721
Port Royal, Acadia
1742 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite GAUDET and Jean Baptiste BRUN 22 January 1742 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
She was 20 years old.
1754 Birth of ChildAmable Ferdinand LEBRUN was born 20 January 1754, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marguerite was 32 years old.
1758 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean Baptiste BRUN died 22 May 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1760 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite GAUDET and Alexandre CARON 13 May 1760 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
She was 38 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.1764 Birth of ChildJoachim CARON was born 18 April 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Marguerite was 42 years old.
1767 Marriage of ChildBonaventure LEBRUN married 12 January 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ
1769 Marriage of ChildMarie LEBRUN married 9 January 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph COUTURIER
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 ChildAmable Ferdinand LEBRUN married 20 January 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER
1777 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LEBRUN married 10 February 1777, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Isidore BELANGER
1781 Marriage of ChildMarguerite CARON married 15 January 1781, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlexandre CARON died 26 March 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Marriage of ChildJoachim CARON married 17 November 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Helene BENOIT
1804 Death of ChildBonaventure LEBRUN died 4 August 1804, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Marguerite was 83 years old.
Death — 18119 April 1811
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 89.
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