Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Thomas  JOHNSON (JANSON)

  (b. 14 June 1719 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 20 May 1797 Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )  

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Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) was born 14 June 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia

Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) was the child of William (Guillaume) JOHNSON dit JEANSON   and   Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Jean CORPORON and Françoise SAVOIE

Thomas 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):

Thomas  married  Marie Josephte GIROUARD 8 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephte GIROUARD  was born 11 June 1716 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Marie Josephte was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE.

Thomas  married  (2) Marie Josephe GRANGER 3 October 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie Josephe GRANGER  was born 1 November 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Marie Josephe died 24 December 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Marie Josephe was the child of Claude GRANGER and Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU).

Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) died 20 May 1797 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Family and Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON)

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Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) married flag female ancestor Marie Josephte GIROUARD-- Date: 8 January 1742 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was the child of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE




Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephte GIROUARD:




Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Marie Josephe GRANGER-- Date: 3 October 1768 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Josephe GRANGER was the child of Claude GRANGER and Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)




Children of Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephe GRANGER:


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birth1719 Birth
14 June 1719
Port Royal, Acadia
marriage1742 Marriage / Partner
Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephte GIROUARD 8 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 22 years old.
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.
marriage1768 Marriage / Partner
Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) and Marie Josephe GRANGER 3 October 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 49 years old.
1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Josephe GRANGER died 24 December 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Isabelle JANSON married 2 June 1777, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Joseph VINCENT
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1797 Death
20 May 1797
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 10/1/2015 12:03:53 PM - Updated: 11/9/2020 11:48:08 AM

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