Olivier LEGER

(b. abt. 1734 , Petitcodiac, Acadia d. 20 June 1818 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Olivier LEGER was born abt. 1734 in Petitcodiac, Acadia

Olivier LEGER was the child of Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Anne AMIRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE and Madeleine TRAHAN (maternal) François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU and Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP

Olivier 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):

Olivier married Marie Josephte HEBERT abt. 1755 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie Josephte HEBERT was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte died abt. 1804 in Canada. Marie Josephte was the child of Jean HÉBERT and Isabelle BOURG.

Olivier LEGER died 20 June 1818 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family and Children of Olivier LEGER

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Olivier LEGER married

Marie Josephte HEBERT-- Date: abt. 1755 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Josephte HEBERT was the child of Jean HÉBERT and Isabelle BOURG

Children of Olivier LEGER and Marie Josephte HEBERT:

Francois LEGER (b.abt. 1759, d. , )
m. Marie Rosalie BOURG 1786

Jean Baptiste LÉGER dit LA ROSETTE (b.abt. 1761, , Acadie d. 19 April 1818, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Victoire CORMIER 1785
m. Claire-Félicité ROBICHAUD 23 July 1794 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Judith LEGER (b.abt. 1763, d. 1 October 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Thadee BLANCHARD 8 June 1784 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
m. Firmin BOUCHER 9 November 1795 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Madeleine LEGER (b.10 July 1764, Bonaventure, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 November 1807, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Thaddee LANDRY 1782 in , New Brunswick, Canada

Charlotte LEGER (b.abt. 1765, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 April 1857, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Joseph Hubert POIRIER 26 June 1786

Elisabeth LEGER (b.4 July 1771, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Isidore BLANCHARD 4 July 1791 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Cyrille LEGER (b.6 March 1776, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 January 1858, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Vénérande SAVOIE 1796 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEGER was born 10 July 1764, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEGER was born 4 July 1771, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Cyrille LEGER was born 6 March 1776, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Judith LEGER married 8 June 1784, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Thadee BLANCHARD

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LEGER married 4 July 1791, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Isidore BLANCHARD

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste LÉGER dit LA ROSETTE married 23 July 1794, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Claire-Félicité ROBICHAUD

1795 Marriage of Child
Judith LEGER married 9 November 1795, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Firmin BOUCHER

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