Joseph SAULNIER

(b. 28 February 1746 , Acadia, Canada d. 28 February 1802 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Joseph SAULNIER was born 28 February 1746 in Acadia, Canada

Joseph SAULNIER was the child of Charles SAULNIER and Marie Josephe SAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SAULNIER and Madeleine COMEAU (maternal) Jean SAVOIE and Marie DUPUIS

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE abt. 1776 . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE was born abt. 1756 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Félicité died 27 October 1819 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Félicité was the child of Michel BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Marguerite GAUDET.

Joseph SAULNIER died 28 February 1802 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .

born in Village des Lacouline

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Family and Children of Joseph SAULNIER

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Joseph SAULNIER married

Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE-- Date: abt. 1776 Place:
Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE was the child of Michel BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Marguerite GAUDET

JOSEPH4 SAULNIER (CHARLES3, PIERRE2, LOUIS1) was born Abt. 1746 in Village des Lacouline, Petitcoudiac, Acadia, and died 1802. He married FELICITE BASTARACHE 1776, daughter of MICHEL BASTARACHE and MARGUERITE GAUDET. She was born 1756, and died 27 Oct 1819 in Tracadie, N.B..

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Children of Joseph SAULNIER and Félicité BASTARACHE dite BASQUE:

Pierre SAULNIER (b.abt. 1775, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 October 1849, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite SAVOIE 1800 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
m. Marie BREAU 10 November 1823 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marie SAULNIER (b.abt. 1778, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 11 January 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Michel FINN 19 February 1805 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Ursule SAULNIER (b.abt. 1779, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 September 1818, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Otho SAVOIE 25 August 1812 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Alexis SAULNIER (SONIER) (b.abt. 1781, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 5 April 1873, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie Charlotte COMEAU 7 September 1812 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Geneviève SAULNIER (b.29 May 1781, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 26 October 1814, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Jean Baptiste ARSENAULT 15 November 1807 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Euphronsine SAULNIER (b.abt. 1782, , New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Louis DOIRON 15 November 1824 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Anne SAULNIER (b.abt. 1785, , New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne COMEAU 19 February 1805 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Anastasie SAULNIER (b.8 October 1788, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 28 August 1868, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Joseph ROBICHAUD 10 August 1809 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Rosalie SAULNIER (b.25 June 1789, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1 August 1819, , New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Florent SAVOIE 11 August 1806 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Elisabeth Isabelle SAULNIER (b.abt. 1791, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 31 March 1880, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Jean MCLAUGHLIN 8 January 1821 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Brigitte Euphemie SAULNIER (b.abt. 1794, , New Brunswick, Canada d. abt. 1845, )
m. Moise DOIRON 29 May 1812 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Théotiste SAULNIER (b.2 July 1796, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Laurent COMEAU 5 February 1816 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Marguerite SAULNIER (b.16 April 1799, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada d. 6 May 1877, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Laurent ST COEUR 22 August 1819 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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1746 Birth
28 February 1746
Acadia, Canada

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

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 - 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Geneviève SAULNIER was born 29 May 1781, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Anastasie SAULNIER was born 8 October 1788, , New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph was 42 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Rosalie SAULNIER was born 25 June 1789, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Théotiste SAULNIER was born 2 July 1796, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marguerite SAULNIER was born 16 April 1799, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Joseph was 53 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Joseph SAULNIER - Cimetière des Fondateurs, Tracadie, New Brunswick

Cimetière des Fondateurs, Tracadie, New Brunswick

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Joseph SAULNIER - 1802 Death Name: Joseph Saulnier Event Year: 1798-1899 Event: Enterrement (Burial) Religion: Catholique Place of Worship or Institution: Tracadie

1802 Death
Name: Joseph Saulnier
Event Year: 1798-1899
Event: Enterrement (Burial)
Religion: Catholique
Place of Worship or Institution: Tracadie
Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick)

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