Basile LEBLANC

Born

15 October 1727 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

10 May 1801 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Basile married Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 November 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia .
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born abt. 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie-Anne died abt. 1756 in Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Marie-Anne was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) .

Basile married Marie LANDRY abt. 1756 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LANDRY was born 18 December 1734 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marie died 31 March 1819 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Cécile ROBICHAUD .

Parents & Family of Basile LEBLANC

Parents of Basile LEBLANC

Father

Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN

Mother

Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Grandparents of Basile LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEBLANC Madeleine BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Germain BOURGEOIS Madeleine DUGAS

Basile 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Basile LEBLANC

Basile LEBLANC married

Marie-Anne RICHARD
Marriage date: 27 November 1752
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie-Anne RICHARD was the child of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Children of Basile LEBLANC and Marie-Anne RICHARD

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Basile LEBLANC married

Marie LANDRY
Marriage date: abt. 1756
Marriage place:
Marie LANDRY was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Cécile ROBICHAUD

Children of Basile LEBLANC and Marie LANDRY

Marie LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1768,
Died: ,

Married: Rene DULONG 1 September 1789 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques LEBLANC

Born: 31 March 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1837, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Celeste CHENIER 10 October 1796 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower 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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Birth — 1727
15 October 1727
Port Royal, Acadia

1752 Marriage / Partner
Basile LEBLANC and Marie-Anne RICHARD 27 November 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 25 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.

1774 Birth of Child
Jacques LEBLANC was born 31 March 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Basile was 46 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.