Jean CORMIER

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27 April 1718 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

abt. 1777 , Québec Province, Canada

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François CORMIER Marguerite LEBLANC

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Born: 27 April 1718 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: François CORMIER

Mother: Marguerite LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents: Thomas CORMIER , Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LEBLANC , Catherine HÉBERT

Jean 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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Jean married Madeleine HÉBERT 21 November 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Madeleine HÉBERT was born 1 March 1723 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Madeleine was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LAPRADE and Marie Josephte BELOU.

Jean CORMIER died abt. 1777 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Jean CORMIER married

Madeleine HÉBERT
Marriage date: 21 November 1740
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
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Madeleine HÉBERT was the child of Pierre HÉBERT dit LAPRADE and Marie Josephte BELOU

Marriage notes:

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Groom's Name: Jean Cormier

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Bride's Name: Madeleine Hebert

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Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1740

Marriage Place: Roman Catholic,Beaubassin,Cumberland,Nova Scotia

Groom's Father's Name: Francois Cormier

Groom's Mother's Name: Marguerite Le Blanc

Bride's Father's Name: Pierre Hebert

Bride's Mother's Name: Marie Joseph Blou

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51000-1

Syst Origin: Nova_Scotia-ODM

Source Film Number: unknown

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Collection: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909

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Birth — 1718
27 April 1718
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean CORMIER and Madeleine HÉBERT 21 November 1740, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

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.