Germain CORMIER

Born

abt. 1680 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

10 January 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1680 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Parents of Germain CORMIER

Father

Thomas CORMIER

Mother

Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Grandparents of Germain CORMIER

Paternal grandparents

Robert CORMIER Marie PERAUD (PERRAULT)

Maternal grandparents

François GIROUARD Jeanne AUCOIN

Germain 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):

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. Marie Josephe died 16 January 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . 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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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Germain CORMIER

Germain CORMIER married

Marie Josephe LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1703
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Josephe LEBLANC was the child of Andre LEBLANC and Marie DUGAS

Marriage notes:

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

Born: abt. 1705, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne Marie PITRE 1728 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Married: Jeanne THIBODEAU 18 January 1742 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Anne CORMIER

Born: abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 7 May 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Claude BOURGEOIS 1732 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Germaine CORMIER

Born: abt. 1708, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite CORMIER

Born: abt. 1709, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Ambroise COMEAU 1732 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Germain CORMIER

Born: abt. 1714, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne GAUDET 30 January 1741 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Jean CORMIER

Born: 9 March 1718, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 29 September 1719, , Acadia, Canada

Jean Pierre CORMIER dit LE PETIT PIERRE

Born: 22 June 1720, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Marie Josephte DOUCET 25 February 1745 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Madeleine CORMIER

Born: 22 August 1722, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 28 October 1756, , Crown Colony of South Carolina

François CORMIER

Born: abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine DOUCET 19 February 1748 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Charles CORMIER

Born: abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 9 May 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Madeleine LEBLANC 9 November 1778 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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.

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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

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1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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,

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1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

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.

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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)

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, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to Anne GAUDET

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

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

1748 Marriage of Child
François CORMIER married 19 February 1748 , 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

Death — 1758
10 January 1758
Québec, Canada, New France

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