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Joseph Marceau

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Joseph Marceau

Birth
L'Acadie, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
9 Jun 1883 (aged 77)
Dapto, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Dapto, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Portion Old, row 202
Memorial ID
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exiled Patriote of the 1838 Rebellion in Canada.
He was the only exiled Patriote to remain in Australia

He was the son of Jacques Marceau and Archange Bourgeois. He married Emilie Piedalu in 1830. They had four children, three who were still living at the time of his exile. His wife Emilie died while he was awaiting trial in Montreal Gaol.

Though, he was pardoned in 1844, he decided not to return to Canada. On October 9, 1844 he married Mary Catherine Barrett in Dapto, Wollongong, Australia. They had 10 children.
exiled Patriote of the 1838 Rebellion in Canada.
He was the only exiled Patriote to remain in Australia

He was the son of Jacques Marceau and Archange Bourgeois. He married Emilie Piedalu in 1830. They had four children, three who were still living at the time of his exile. His wife Emilie died while he was awaiting trial in Montreal Gaol.

Though, he was pardoned in 1844, he decided not to return to Canada. On October 9, 1844 he married Mary Catherine Barrett in Dapto, Wollongong, Australia. They had 10 children.

Gravesite Details

son/James & Aichange; h/Mary; father



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  • Added: Nov 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61158156/joseph-marceau: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Marceau (24 Jan 1806–9 Jun 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61158156, citing Dapto Cemetery, Dapto, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ProgBase (contributor 47278889).