Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Charles Benjamin  MARTIN

  (b. 24 February 1734 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 5 December 1815 Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )  

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Charles Benjamin MARTIN was born 24 February 1734 in Port Royal, Acadia

Charles Benjamin MARTIN was the child of René MARTIN   and   Marguerite MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (maternal)  Jacques MICHEL dit ST-MICHEL and Catherine COMEAU

Charles Benjamin 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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Charles Benjamin  married  Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD  was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie).  Marie-Therese died 4 November 1807 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan).  Marie-Therese was the child of Prudent ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOURGEOIS.

Charles Benjamin MARTIN died 5 December 1815 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Charles Benjamin MARTIN married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD-- Date: 20 July 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD was the child of Prudent ROBICHAUD and Françoise BOURGEOIS




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birth1734 Birth
24 February 1734
Port Royal, Acadia
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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Charles Benjamin MARTIN and Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD 20 July 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 38 years old.
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.
1780 Birth of Child
Isabelle MARTIN was born 24 September 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charles Benjamin was 46 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Isabelle MARTIN married 18 June 1798, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Claude BOURGEOIS
1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Therese ROBICHAUD died 4 November 1807, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
death1815 Death
5 December 1815
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 5/13/2020 9:35:37 AM - Updated: 5/9/2024 6:28:24 PM

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