Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Born

26 January 1742 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

4 January 1778 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean Baptiste married Françoise DUMAS 1 October 1764 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise DUMAS was born 13 March 1748 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Françoise died 18 December 1792 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of François DUMAS and Françoise RUEL .

Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Parents of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Father

Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Mother

Marguerite POIRIER

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Paternal grandparents

Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Maternal grandparents

Michel POIRIER Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Jean Baptiste 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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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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) married

Françoise DUMAS
Marriage date: 1 October 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise DUMAS was the child of François DUMAS and Françoise RUEL

Children of Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise DUMAS

Jean ARSENAULT

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite ARSENAULT

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: André LAMOUREUX 12 July 1790 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise ARSENAULT

Born: 2 March 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 August 1849, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Francois THIBAULT 4 October 1790 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1742
26 January 1742
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise DUMAS 1 October 1764, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francoise ARSENAULT was born 2 March 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean Baptiste was 29 years old.

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.