Germain CORMIER

(b. abt. 1680 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 10 January 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Germain CORMIER was born abt. 1680 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Germain CORMIER was the child of Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert CORMIER and Marie PERAUD (PERRAULT) (maternal) François GIROUARD and Jeanne AUCOIN

Germain was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Germain married Marie Josephe LEBLANC abt. 1703 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Marie Josephe LEBLANC was born abt. 1687 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe died 16 January 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie Josephe was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS.

Germain CORMIER died 10 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Germain CORMIER

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Germain CORMIER married

Marie Josephe LEBLANC-- Date: abt. 1703 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Josephe LEBLANC was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS

About 1703 Marie-Josèphe, married Germain Cormier, son of Thomas Cormier and Magdeleine Girouard, in Beaubassin, Acadia, Canada.

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

Children of Germain CORMIER and Marie Josephe LEBLANC:

Pierre CORMIER dit LE GRAND PIERRE (b.abt. 1705, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Anne Marie PITRE 1728 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
m. Jeanne THIBODEAU 18 January 1742 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Anne CORMIER (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. 7 May 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Claude BOURGEOIS 1732 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Germaine CORMIER (b.abt. 1708, , Acadia, Canada d. , )

Marguerite CORMIER (b.abt. 1709, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )
m. Ambroise COMEAU abt. 1732 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Germain CORMIER (b.abt. 1714, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Anne GAUDET 30 January 1741 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean CORMIER (b.9 March 1718, , Acadia, Canada d. 29 September 1719, , Acadia, Canada )

Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE (b.22 June 1720, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )
m. Marie Josephte DOUCET 25 February 1745 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Madeleine CORMIER (b.22 August 1722, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 28 October 1756, , Crown Colony of South Carolina)

François CORMIER (b.abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine DOUCET 19 February 1748 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Charles CORMIER (b.abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada d. 9 May 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Madeleine LEBLANC 9 November 1778 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1686 Port Royal
Thomas CORMIER 55, Magdelaine GIROUARD 37; children: Magdeleine 18. Francois 16, Alexis 14, Marie 12, Germain 10, Pierre 8, Angelique 4, twins Marie and Jeanne 1; 4 guns, 40 arpents, 30 cattle, 10 sheep, 15 hogs.

1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Beaubassin
Madeleine GIROUARD (widow of Thomas CORMIER) 39, Alexis 16, Germain 13, Pierre 11, Claire 9, Marie 7, Agnes 7, Jeanne 5; 16 cattle, 4 sheep, 12 pigs
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Marie-Madeleine GIROUARD (widow of Thomas CORMIER?) 45; Germain 18; Pierre 16; Claire 14; Marie and Agnes, twins, 12; Jeanne 10; 12 cattle, 4 sheep, 8 hogs,
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Beaubassin
Madelaine GIROUARD, widow of Francois CORMIER, 47; Germain 20; Pierre 18; Claire 16; Marie and Agnes (twins) 12; Jeanne 12; 17 cattle, 12 sheep, 4 hogs, 24 arpents.

1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Jean CORMIER was born 9 March 1718, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1719 Death of Child
Jean CORMIER died 29 September 1719, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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

1720 Birth of Child
Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE was born 22 June 1720, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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1722 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine CORMIER was born 22 August 1722, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1741 Marriage of Child
Germain CORMIER married 30 January 1741, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Anne GAUDET

1742 Marriage of Child
Pierre CORMIER dit LE GRAND PIERRE married 18 January 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jeanne THIBODEAU

1745 Marriage of Child
Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE married 25 February 1745, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Marie Josephte DOUCET

1748 Marriage of Child
François CORMIER married 19 February 1748 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Madeleine DOUCET

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

1756 Death of Child
Marie Madeleine CORMIER died 28 October 1756, , South Carolina, USA

1758 Death
10 January 1758
Québec, Canada, New France

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