Joseph BLANCHARD

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25 May 1722 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 May 1804 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Guillaume BLANCHARD Jeanne DUPUIS

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Born: 25 May 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Guillaume BLANCHARD

Mother: Jeanne DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume BLANCHARD , Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUPUIS , Madeleine LANDRY

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marguerite LEBLANC 30 October 1747 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEBLANC was born abt. 1727 in Acadia, Canada. Marguerite died 21 November 1766 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN and Marguerite BOURGEOIS.

Joseph married (2) Françoise DAIGLE 19 November 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise DAIGLE was born abt. 1738 in Acadia, Canada. Françoise died 30 December 1813 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Françoise was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Françoise DOUCET.

Joseph BLANCHARD died 15 May 1804 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Joseph BLANCHARD married

Marguerite LEBLANC
Marriage date: 30 October 1747
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC dit CAJETAN and Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Children of Joseph BLANCHARD and Marguerite LEBLANC

Thérèse BLANCHARD

Born: 10 November 1759, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Felix GAUDET 22 November 1779 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BLANCHARD married

Françoise DAIGLE
Marriage date: 19 November 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise DAIGLE was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Françoise DOUCET

Children of Joseph BLANCHARD and Françoise DAIGLE

Francoise BLANCHARD

Born: 2 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR 26 September 1796 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Genevieve BLANCHARD

Born: 19 October 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS 15 October 1792 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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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 — 1722
25 May 1722
Port Royal, Acadia

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLANCHARD and Marguerite LEBLANC 30 October 1747 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 25 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Thérèse BLANCHARD was born 10 November 1759, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 years old.

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LEBLANC died 21 November 1766 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1770 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLANCHARD and Françoise DAIGLE 19 November 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 48 years old.

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

Joseph was 49 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLANCHARD was born 19 October 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph was 51 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.