Michel GAUDET

(b. abt. 1725 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 21 February 1789 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel GAUDET was born abt. 1725 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Michel GAUDET was the child of Augustin GAUDET and Agnès CHIASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUDET and Anne BLANCHARD (maternal) Sebastien CHIASSON and Marie BELOU

Michel was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Michel married Marie Josephte GIROUARD abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was born 16 December 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte died 5 May 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie Josephte was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET.

Michel GAUDET died 21 February 1789 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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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Family and Children of Michel GAUDET

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Michel GAUDET married

Marie Josephte GIROUARD-- Date: abt. 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET

Children of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD:

Michel GAUDET (b.13 September 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1840, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve BRAZEAU 30 January 1785 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François GAUDET (b.26 December 1764, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 September 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN 26 June 1786 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Francois-Xavier GAUDET (b.16 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1847, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 20 September 1791 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Charlotte GAUDET (b.25 February 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 August 1853, Saint-Pie, Canada East)
m. Pierre BERNARD 20 September 1791 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1759 Birth of Child
Michel GAUDET was born 13 September 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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 Birth of Child
François GAUDET was born 26 December 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1771 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier GAUDET was born 16 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET was born 25 February 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Michel GAUDET married 30 January 1785, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Genevieve BRAZEAU

1786 Marriage of Child
François GAUDET married 26 June 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN