Madeleine COMEAU

(b. abt. 1697 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 26 April 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine COMEAU was born abt. 1697 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Madeleine COMEAU was the child of Jean Augustin COMEAU and Catherine BABIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COMEAU and Rose BAYOL (maternal) Antoine BABIN and Marie MERCIER

Madeleine 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Pierre SAULNIER abt. 1716 in Chipoudy, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre SAULNIER was born abt. 1696 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Pierre was the child of Louis SAULNIER and Louise BASTINAUX dite PELLETIER.

Madeleine COMEAU died 26 April 1783 in La Prairie, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Madeleine COMEAU

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Madeleine COMEAU married

Pierre SAULNIER-- Date: abt. 1716 Place: Chipoudy, Acadia
Pierre SAULNIER was the child of Louis SAULNIER and Louise BASTINAUX dite PELLETIER

Children of Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU:

Pierre SAULNIER (b.abt. 1717, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine HACHE dite GALLANT 1738 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
m. Marguerite HEBERT 31 July 1753 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie Madeleine SAULNIER (b.14 September 1718, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , )
m. Jean Baptiste "Jacques" LEGER 1739 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Elisabeth SAULNIER (b.5 June 1720, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , )

Charles SAULNIER (b.16 November 1721, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. abt. 1802, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Josephe SAVOIE 10 September 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Olivier SAULNIER (b.23 May 1724, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. August 1775, Opelousas, Territory of Orleans)
m. Anne SAVOIE 1750 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marguerite SAULNIER (b.abt. 1726, , Acadia, Canada d. 1 October 1790, Donaldsonville, Territory of Orleans)
m. Charles FOREST 1747 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie Josephe SAULNIER (b.abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Claude AUCOIN 17 June 1754 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine SAULNIER was born 14 September 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SAULNIER was born 5 June 1720, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1721 Birth of Child
Charles SAULNIER was born 16 November 1721, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1724 Birth of Child
Olivier SAULNIER was born 23 May 1724, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1742 Marriage of Child
Charles SAULNIER married 10 September 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Josephe SAVOIE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre SAULNIER married 31 July 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite HEBERT

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe SAULNIER married 17 June 1754, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia) to Claude AUCOIN

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.

1775 Death of Child
Olivier SAULNIER died August 1775, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA

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.