Claude ARSENAULT

Born

abt. 1730 , Acadia, Canada

Died

22 February 1801 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)Marie Marguerite CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Mother: Marie Marguerite CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Anne BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Alexis CORMIER , Marie Anne LEBLANC

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Claude married Marie COMEAU abt. 1758 in Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie COMEAU was born 12 April 1733 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie died 10 February 1772 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Ambroise COMEAU and Marguerite CORMIER.

Claude married (2) Anne DOUCET 14 February 1774 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Anne DOUCET was born 23 March 1713 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne died 14 April 1791 Anne was the child of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD).

Claude ARSENAULT died 22 February 1801 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

m. Comeau Marie
m. Doucet Anne

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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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Claude ARSENAULT married

Marie COMEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1758
Marriage place: , Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Marie COMEAU was the child of Ambroise COMEAU and Marguerite CORMIER

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Children of Claude ARSENAULT and Marie COMEAU

Pierre ARSENAULT

Born: 14 July 1761, L'Acadie, Canada
Died: 2 June 1841, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE 20 February 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marguerite JACOB 27 January 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Claude ARSENAULT married

Anne DOUCET
Marriage date: 14 February 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne DOUCET was the child of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

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

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre ARSENAULT was born 14 July 1761, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie COMEAU died 10 February 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Claude ARSENAULT and Anne DOUCET 14 February 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.