Joseph Marceau (1806 - 1883)

Born 24 Jan 1806 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Émilie Piedalue — married 5 Oct 1830 in L'Acadie, Bas-Canada

Husband of Mary Catherine (Barrett) Marceau — married 9 Oct 1844 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1883 at age 77 in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Marceau is Notable.

Joseph Marceau was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Joseph Marceau is a descendant of an Acadian

Canadian who at a court-martial was sentenced to death for high treason, but his sentence was commuted to deportation to Australia. He is the only Canadian exile not to return as he settled and stayed in Australia.

Birth - Joseph Marceau (Marseault per the record) was born on 24 Jan 1806 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Bas-Canada and was baptized the next day at L'Acadie, Bas-Canada. He was the son of Jacques Marseault and Archange Bourgeois.^[1][2]

1st Marriage - He married Émilie Piedalue, minor daughter of Paul Piedalue dit Prairie and Louise Boudreau, on 5 October 1830 in L'Acadie (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie), Bas-Canada.^{[3] [4][5]} There are 4 children born to this marriage, one of whom is known to have married in the area, while living in Montana, and another married also.^[6] Emilie Piedalue died in 1839.^[7]

Conviction / Transportation A farmer and weaver, Marceau endorsed the patriote cause in 1834. In the general elections of Lower Canada, he voted for Louis-Joseph Papineau and supported the 92 Resolutions. A member of the Association des frères chasseurs, he took part in the rebellions by commanding a troop of 50 patriotes at the Napierville camp from November 3 to 9, 1838. After having taken part in the battle of Odelltown (Lacolle), he was imprisoned in Montreal the following November 22.

Marceau was court-martialed from December 24 to January 2, 1839. He was sentenced to death for high treason, but his sentence was commuted to deportation to Australia. He is exiled with 57 others. In 1844, he remarried and decided to settle in Australia. He is the only exile to have settled there."^[8][9].^[10]

Private Employment Ticket received in 1841 ^[11] See photo

2nd Marriage in 1844 age 38 to 19 year old Mary Catherine at Wollongong ^[4]

Mary and Joseph had 11 children between 1845 and 1869.

1. John Marceau (1845-1942)
2. Mary Ann 1847-1936
3. Ellen Rose 1849-1939
4. Joseph Francois Marceau (1851-1936)
5. Edward Luke Marceau (1853-1917)
6. Emily 1855-?
7. James Marceau (1858-1947)
8. Benjamin Athenatius Marceau (1860-1922)
9. Perpetua M Marceau (1862-abt.1914)
10. Teresa M 1864-1896
11. Isobel Annie 1869-1898

Death In 1883 aged 78 at West Dapto. ^[12][13]

Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950) Tue 12 Jun 1883 Page 2 ^[14]

DEATH.

MARCEAU. — On the 8th of June, at his residence, West Dapto, Joseph Marceau, in his 78th year

Burial - Dapto West Catholic Cemetery Old 202 ^{[15] [16][17]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth - "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-Z8ZX?i=347&wc=HCJ1-YWL%3A14556201%2C14556202%2C14556203&cc=1321742 : 16 July 2014), L'Acadie > Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1796-1813 > image 348 of 610; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
2. ↑ Baptême Joseph Marseault Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
3. ↑ Mariage Joseph Marseau - Emmelie Piedalu Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Individu: 711086 "Patriote exilé en Australie, il est le seul prisonnier à s'établir en Australie après avoir reçu la permission de retourner au Canada. Il épouse en secondes noces Mary Barrett et meurt le 9 juin 1883 à Dapto, Australie. Voir Répertoire du Patrimoine Culture."
5. ↑ 1st Marriage - "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-Z8VD?cc=1321742&wc=HCKW-RM9%3A14556201%2C14556202%2C16111701 : 16 July 2014), L'Acadie > Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1830-1836 > image 42 of 362; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
6. ↑ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
7. ↑ Sépulture-Funeral image Emilie Piedalue Collection Drouin, IGD (Membership)
8. ↑ Biographie Joseph Marceau, Nos Origines, https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/biography.aspx?name=Joseph_Marceau&id=1882330&lng=fr
9. ↑ Document (Charges of rebellion against Pierre René Narbonne, Amable Daunais, Constant Bousquet, Pierre Lavoie, Antoine Doré, Antoine Coupal dit La Reine, Théodore Béchard, François Camyré, François Bigonesse dit Beaucaire, Joseph Marceau dit Petit-Jacques et François Nicolas avec la résidence de chacun) , Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=119174&type=bien
10. ↑ See also https://mhpillawarra.com.au/?s=joseph+marceau

    https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/marceau/joseph/131029

11. ↑ State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Title: Tickets of Leave of Private Employment, 1841-1842; Volume: 4/4287
12. ↑ DEATH N.S.W. Births ,Deaths and Marriages. 8759/1883 MARCEAU JOSEPH (F= JAMES M= AICHANGE) district WOLLONGONG
13. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to Deceased Estates Files, 1880-1923; Reference: 3208 Death:

    Name:	Joseph Marceau
    Residence Place:	West Dapto
    Death Date:	1883
    Death Place:	New South Wales, Australia
    File Number:	Z/2618

14. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136459867
15. ↑ BURIAL - Cem Index 6386301
16. ↑ Gravestone Photo - Aust Cem Index Photo 6386301
17. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #61158156 (accessed 9 October 2023)
    Memorial page for Joseph Marceau (24 Jan 1806-9 Jun 1883), citing Dapto Cemetery, Dapto, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia (plot: Portion Old, row 202); Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889).

See also:

• https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/3651191
• Wikipedia: Marceau dit Petit-Jacques
• Wikidata: Item Q97161772, fr:Wikipedia

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Marceau-72 created through the import of finalgedcom.ged on Dec 19, 2012 by Bob Roberts.