Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Joseph  COMEAU

  (b. abt. 1747 Acadia, Canada   d. 7 June 1801 L'Acadie, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph COMEAU was born abt. 1747 in Acadia, Canada

Joseph COMEAU was the child of Francois COMEAU   and   Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON and Jeanne BOURG (maternal)  Alexandre LORD dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie Françoise BARIAU (BÉRIAULT)

Joseph 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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Joseph  married  Marguerite VINCENT 11 July 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite VINCENT  was born abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie).  Marguerite died 21 March 1843 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Marguerite was the child of Joseph VINCENT and Marie Josephte DAIGLE.

Joseph COMEAU died 7 June 1801 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COMEAU and Marguerite VINCENT 11 July 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
News1775 - 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.
1778 Birth of Child
Osithe COMEAU was born 29 June 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COMEAU was born 11 August 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Osithe COMEAU married 30 January 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph-Marie DEMERS
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Bénoni COMEAU married 1 May 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Rosalie GUERIN
death1801 Death
7 June 1801
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Added: 9/23/2019 3:38:26 PM - Updated: 9/25/2024 11:37:27 PM

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