Basile Pierre
NADEAU
Born
1 April 1754
,
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died
11 July 1841
,
Champlain, New York, USA
Parents & Family of Basile Pierre NADEAU
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Born: 1 April 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU
Mother:
Marie-Marthe FOURNIER
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU
, Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL
Maternal grandparents:
Simon FOURNIER
, Marthe BOUCHARD
Basile Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile Pierre married Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE February 11, 1786 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE was born 7 September 1764 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 14 May 1816 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTAUT and Marie-Anne BRIGNON (BRUNION) dite LAPIERRE.
Basile Pierre NADEAU died 11 July 1841 in Champlain, New York, USA.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Revolutionary War Soldier, Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Basile Pierre NADEAU
Basile Pierre NADEAU married 
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE
Marriage date: February 11, 1786
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Marriage Record for St. Francois du Lac
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTAUT and Marie-Anne BRIGNON (BRUNION) dite LAPIERRE
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISEMarriage date: February 11, 1786
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Marriage Record for St. Francois du Lac
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTAUT and Marie-Anne BRIGNON (BRUNION) dite LAPIERRE
Children of Basile Pierre NADEAU and Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE
Francois Joseph NADEAUMarried: Helene PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE November 21, 1826 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
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Basile Nadeau was born in 1754 and was baptized on the first of April in Berthier, Quebec son of Jean-Baptiste Nadeau and Marie-Marthe Fournier. He was the great grandfather of Addie Neddo wife of David Pombrio. Growing up in southern Quebec he had a strong dislike for the British forces taking over his beloved homeland. As a member of the pro-rebel guard post he fought with the American Army as they invaded Quebec in July of 1775; he enlisted with the 1st Canadian Regiment near Montreal most likely in October at Chambly and retreated with Livingston to Fort Ticonderoga to regroup and was present at the Battles of St. John and Montreal in November of the same year. On December 31, 1775 he was among the brave men who fought at the Battle of Quebec and witnessed the Americans' horrible defeat and the death of General Montgomery. With the loss of their leader the men in the 1st Canadian Regiment fled the scene. As refugees in a foreign country, speaking a foreign language it must have...Read full story
Basile Nadeau was born in 1754 and was baptized on the first of April in Berthier, Quebec son of Jean-Baptiste Nadeau and Marie-Marthe Fournier. He was the great grandfather of Addie Neddo wife of David Pombrio. Growing up in southern Quebec he had a strong dislike for the British forces taking over his beloved homeland. As a member of the pro-rebel guard post he fought with the American Army as they invaded Quebec in July of 1775; he enlisted with the 1st Canadian Regiment near Montreal most likely in October at Chambly and retreated with Livingston to Fort Ticonderoga to regroup and was present at the Battles of St. John and Montreal in November of the same year. On December 31, 1775 he was among the brave men who fought at the Battle of Quebec and witnessed the Americans' horrible defeat and the death of General Montgomery. With the loss of their leader the men in the 1st Canadian Regiment fled the scene. As refugees in a foreign country, speaking a foreign language it must have...Read full story
Birth
Son of Jean-Baptiste Nadeau and Marie-Marthe Fournier
Baptismal Record
Son of Jean-Baptiste Nadeau and Marie-Marthe Fournier
Baptismal Record
Revolutionary War
NADEAU.Basile/ Bozziel/ Basil (Nedeau). Pvt., Hazen's Regt., 1783 (Mooers List); 6th Co., enrolled by Lieut Alexander Ferriole, Nov. 1776, Albany
(M246); 1840 at Champlain, N.Y., age 84, res. with Francis Nadeau (BRH, VI, St-Pierre); 1830, age 78. Entered on rolls of Hazen's regt. as a deserter (M804, file of John Gauley); Cont. N.Y. S 43063 (RWPI); 12 Nov. 1790 at St-Ours (Clinton Co., N.Y. Deeds, B.); Olivier's Co., Hazen's Regt.. 1776-83, 1820, age 66, farmer, healthy. Son Francis Nadeau, age 16. 1857, Champlain, N.Y., claim by son for back pension (M804). Gave testimony on behalf of many other pension claimants.
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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NADEAU.Basile/ Bozziel/ Basil (Nedeau). Pvt., Hazen's Regt., 1783 (Mooers List); 6th Co., enrolled by Lieut Alexander Ferriole, Nov. 1776, Albany
(M246); 1840 at Champlain, N.Y., age 84, res. with Francis Nadeau (BRH, VI, St-Pierre); 1830, age 78. Entered on rolls of Hazen's regt. as a deserter (M804, file of John Gauley); Cont. N.Y. S 43063 (RWPI); 12 Nov. 1790 at St-Ours (Clinton Co., N.Y. Deeds, B.); Olivier's Co., Hazen's Regt.. 1776-83, 1820, age 66, farmer, healthy. Son Francis Nadeau, age 16. 1857, Champlain, N.Y., claim by son for back pension (M804). Gave testimony on behalf of many other pension claimants.
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage / PartnerBasile Pierre NADEAU and Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE February 11, 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildFrancois Joseph NADEAU was born 14 November 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Basile Pierre was 51 years old.
1816 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE died 14 May 1816, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
1826 Marriage of ChildFrancois Joseph NADEAU married November 21, 1826, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Helene PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE
Death — 184111 July 1841
Champlain, New York, USA
He died at the age of 87.
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