Paul ARSENAULT

(b. abt. 1709 , Acadia, Canada d. 14 August 1779 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Paul ARSENAULT was born abt. 1709 in Acadia, Canada

Paul ARSENAULT was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Jeanne GAUDET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marguerite DUGAS (maternal) Pierre GAUDET and Anne BLANCHARD

Paul 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):

Paul married Madeleine HÉBERT 28 July 1732 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine HÉBERT was born abt. 1714 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Madeleine died 7 September 1799 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Madeleine was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Paul ARSENAULT died 14 August 1779 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Paul ARSENAULT married

Madeleine HÉBERT-- Date: 28 July 1732 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Madeleine HÉBERT was the child of Jacques HÉBERT and Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT:

Marie Josephe ARSENAULT (b.abt. 1738, , Acadia, Canada d. 9 December 1813 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GIROUARD 3 July 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT 28 July 1732, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe ARSENAULT married 3 July 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph GIROUARD

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.