Our Maritime Ties
Anastasie Arsenault
Abt 1772 - 1832 (~ 60 years)1. Anastasie Arsenault was born Abt 1772 (daughter of Paul Arsenault and Anne Bernard); died 29 Nov 1832, Tignish. Anastasie married Joseph Doucet Abt 1790. Joseph (son of Charles Doucet and Jeanne Boudrot) was born Aft 1752; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
2. Paul Arsenault was born Abt 1737, Beaubassin (son of Jacques Arsenault and Marie Poirier); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1752, Malpec, Ile St.Jean
Notes:
Census:
Appears with his widowed mother and brother, Alexander, on the 1752 census for Malpeque. He is aged 15 years.Paul married Anne Bernard Abt 1762, Ile St Jean. [Group Sheet]
3. Anne Bernard (daughter of Joseph Bernard and Marie Josephe Gaudet). Children:
- Joseph (dit Joson) Arsenault was born Abt 1763, Prince Edward Island; died Aug 1803, Cocagne, (N.B.).
- Firmin (dit Le Coq) Arsenault
- Paul (Hyppolyte) Arsenault
- Etienne (dit Despane) Arsenault
- 1. Anastasie Arsenault was born Abt 1772; died 29 Nov 1832, Tignish.
- Placide Arsenault
- Francois (dit Frank) Arsenault
- Pelagie Arsenault
Generation: 3
4. Jacques Arsenault was born 1691, Beaubassin (son of Pierre Arsenault and Marie Guerin); died Abt 1745, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean. Other Events:
- Census: 1693, 1698 1700 &1714, Beaubassin
- Residence: Feb 1720, Beaubassin
- Residence: Abt 1740, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean; , upon settling,
Notes:
Census:
Jacques was aged 1 year on the 1698 census; aged 7 years on the 1698 census; aged 8 years on the 1700 census, all of which were taken at Beaubassin.Jacques married Marie Poirier 6 Feb 1720, Beaubassin. Marie (daughter of Michel Poirier and Madeleine Bourgeois) was born 1704, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
5. Marie Poirier was born 1704, Beaubassin (daughter of Michel Poirier and Madeleine Bourgeois); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1752, Malpec, Ile St.Jean
Notes:
Married:
They were married in the presence of parents and friends.Children:
- Marie Arsenault was born Abt 1721, Beaubassin; died Bef Jul 1786.
- Jacques Arsenault was born Abt 1722, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Pierre Arsenault was born Abt 1725, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Jean Arsenault was born 1729, Beaubassin; died Bef 1860.
- Alexandre Arsenault was born 5 Mar 1733, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- 2. Paul Arsenault was born Abt 1737, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Guillaume Arsenault was born 22 Aug 1741, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Joseph Bernard was born Aft 1703 (son of Rene Bernard and Madeleine Doucet). Other Events:
- Residence: Abt 1762, Egmond, Ile St Jean
Notes:
Birth:
He was born after the 1703 census was taken at Beaubassin.Joseph married Marie Josephe Gaudet Abt 1729. Marie died Bef 1752. [Group Sheet]
7. Marie Josephe Gaudet died Bef 1752. Other Events:
- Residence: Abt 1762, Egmond, Ile St Jean
Children:
- 3. Anne Bernard
- Joseph Bernard died Yes, date unknown.
Generation: 4
8. Pierre Arsenault was born 1646, , France; died Abt 1710, Beaubassin. Other Events:
- Occupation: coastal pilot who resided at Port Royal in 1686 but owned property at Beaubassin.
- Misc: 1671, Mesagoueche point; rendered important seafaring services to Bourgeois which resulted in land being reserved for Pierre
- Misc: 1671, Port Royal; was not on the 1671 census and perhaps arrived on the ship L'Oranger from Rochefort
- Residence: 1671, Port Royal; , after arriving from Rochefort, France aboard the ship, L'Oranger,
- Occupation: Abt 1672; Jacque Bourgeois' pilot for his coastal trade
- Census: 1686, Port Royal
- Misc: Abt 1687, Beaubassin (formerly named Bourgeois colony); settled with his family
- Census: 1693, 1698, 1700, Beaubassin
- Residence: Abt 1875, Port Royal
Notes:
Misc:
Note that Stephen White indicates that Pierre Arsenault MIGHT have been among the sixty persons who were on the ship L'Oranger that sailed to Acadia from Rochefort in 1871.
Census:
He had one gun, 30 worked acres of land, 4 sheep and 6 pigs.
Residence:
In his Atlas, Surette tells how the land that had been reserved for Pierre Arsenault by the Bourgeois' at Mesagouche point in 1671, is seized back from Pierre around 1675 by Marguerite Bourgeois and her new husband, Jean Boudrot. As a result of this, Pierre must now stay in Port Royal.Pierre married Marie Guerin Abt 1689. Marie (daughter of Francois Guerin and Anne Blanchard) was born 1662, Port Royal; died Aft 25 Apr 1723. [Group Sheet]
9. Marie Guerin was born 1662, Port Royal (daughter of Francois Guerin and Anne Blanchard); died Aft 25 Apr 1723. Notes:
Died:
According to the Beaubassin Register, she died after the 25th April 1723.Notes:
Married:
Marie Guerin was from Port Royal and her husband, Pierre Arsenault, was a widower from Beaubassin when they married.Children:
- Charles Arsenault was born 1690, Beaubassin; died Between 1733 and Feb 1740.
- 4. Jacques Arsenault was born 1691, Beaubassin; died Abt 1745, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean.
- Francois Arsenault was born 1694, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Anne Arsenault was born 1697, Beaubassin; died Bef 1700.
- Claude Arsenault was born 1699, Beaubassin; died Abt 1750, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean.
- Augustin Arsenault was born Abt 1701, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Abraham (dit Le Petit Abraham) Arsenault was born 1702, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Michel Poirier was born 1674, Beaubassin (son of Michel Poirier and Marie Boudrot). Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.458-spouse;s/o Michel & Marie Boudrot;he was from Beaubassin -vol.3,p.1032-b.yr,marr.info;members of this family were at Restigouche in 1760. J02-p.200-marr.info. B23-p.77-marr.info., b.dt.
Michel married Madeleine Bourgeois 1698. Madeleine (daughter of Germain Bourgeois and Madeleine Dugas) was born 1683, Port Royal; died 1760, Pointe-aux-Tremb, Quebec. [Group Sheet]
11. Madeleine Bourgeois was born 1683, Port Royal (daughter of Germain Bourgeois and Madeleine Dugas); died 1760, Pointe-aux-Tremb, Quebec. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.457,458-b.yr,spouse -vol.3,p.1032-marr.info. B23-p.77-b&d dts,marr.info.,This family was at Restigouche in 1760. She died at Pointe-aux-Trembles,Quebec in 1760.
Children:
- Michel Poirier was born Abt 1699; died Bef 1757.
- Jean-Baptiste Poirier died Yes, date unknown.
- 5. Marie Poirier was born 1704, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Joseph Poirier was born Abt 1706; died Yes, date unknown.
- Ambroise Poirier was born Abt 1708; died Yes, date unknown.
- Claude Poirier
- Marguerite Poirier died Bef 27 Nov 1753.
- Agnes Poirier was born 20 Jan 1720, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
12. Rene Bernard was born 1663, Port Royal; died Bef Jan 1719. Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.506-spouse's name;he was from Beaubassin. -vol.2, p.429-b.yr;he settled at Beaubassin. -vol.3,p.846-b.yr,marr.info.
Rene married Madeleine Doucet Abt 1689, Beaubassin. Madeleine (daughter of Pierre Doucet and Henriette Pelletret) was born 1670, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
13. Madeleine Doucet was born 1670, Port Royal (daughter of Pierre Doucet and Henriette Pelletret); died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.952-marr info. -vol.2,p.506-info on two spouses;b.yr. -vol.3,p.846-marr.info.
Children:
- Rene Bernard died Yes, date unknown.
- Marguerite Bernard was born 1701, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. Joseph Bernard was born Aft 1703.