Paul ARSENAULT

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abt. 1709 , Acadia, Canada

Died

14 August 1779 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

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Abraham ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)Jeanne GAUDET

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Born: abt. 1709 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Abraham ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Mother: Jeanne GAUDET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Marguerite DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GAUDET , Anne BLANCHARD

Paul 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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Paul married Madeleine HÉBERT 28 July 1732 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine HÉBERT was born abt. 1714 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Madeleine died 7 September 1799 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Madeleine was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Paul ARSENAULT died 14 August 1779 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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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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

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Paul ARSENAULT married

Madeleine HÉBERT
Marriage date: 28 July 1732
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Madeleine HÉBERT was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT

Marie Josephe ARSENAULT

Born: abt. 1738, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 9 December 1813 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GIROUARD 3 July 1758 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT 28 July 1732, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe ARSENAULT married 3 July 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph GIROUARD

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.

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.