Our Maritime Ties
Susanne Arsenault
Abt 1785 - Bef 1826 (~ 41 years)1. Susanne Arsenault was born Abt 1785 (daughter of Pierre dit Brrjo Arsenault and Marguerite Poirier); died Bef May 1826; was buried 7 Dec 1815, Grand Digue,,NB. Notes:
J02-p.164-marr.info;daug of Pierre & Marguerite Poirier. P03-p.326, M.2-marr dt;minor daug of Pierre & Marguerite Poirier.
Susanne married Mathurin LeBlanc 7 Jan 1806, Grande Digue. Mathurin (son of Francois LeBlanc and Anastasie Bourgeois) was born Abt 1785; died 28 Dec 1851, Cap Pele. [Group Sheet]
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Witnesses at the marriage were Paul LeBlanc, uncle of the groom, and Urbain Arsenault, brother of the bride.- Marguerite LeBlanc died Yes, date unknown.
- Julienne LeBlanc was born 18 Jun 1810, Grand Digue; was christened 13 Aug 1810, Grande Digue; died Bef Nov 1867.
- Fabien LeBlanc was born 15 Jun 1812, Grand Digue; was christened 28 Jun 1812, Grand Digue; died May 1860; was buried 12 May 1860, the cemetery of the parish of Cap Pele.
- Damase LeBlanc was born 11 Dec 1813, Grand Digue; was christened 13 Jan 1814, Grand Digue; died Bef Nov 1864.
- Suzanne LeBlanc was born 25 Nov 1815, Cocagne; was christened 11 Aug 1816, Cocagne; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Pierre dit Brrjo Arsenault was born Abt 1739, Malpeque, , Prince Edward Island (son of Abraham (dit Le Petit Abraham) Arsenault and Marie Josephe Savoie); died 23 Aug 1829, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 24 Aug 1829, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick. Pierre married Marguerite Poirier Abt 1765, Malpeque, , Prince Edward Island. Marguerite (daughter of Ambroise Poirier and Marie Gaudet) was born Abt 1748; died 7 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 23 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet]
3. Marguerite Poirier was born Abt 1748 (daughter of Ambroise Poirier and Marie Gaudet); died 7 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 23 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick. Children:
- 1. Susanne Arsenault was born Abt 1785; died Bef May 1826; was buried 7 Dec 1815, Grand Digue,,NB.
Generation: 3
4. Abraham (dit Le Petit Abraham) Arsenault was born 1702, Beaubassin (son of Pierre Arsenault and Marie Guerin); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Residence: 1741, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean; , settling with his family,
- Residence: Jun 1742, the parish of Beaubassin
- Census: 1752, Macpec (Malpeque), ile St.Jean
- Residence: 1752, Macpec (Malpeque), ile St.Jean; to the west of the harbour
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Residence:
The Baptism entry for his daughter Marguerite says that 'all were inhabitants of this parish'.
Residence:
The land was given to them by Messieurs Duchambon and Dubuisson. They had cleared enough land to sow 32 bushels of wheat but had sowed only 6 and 1/2 bushels of wheat because that was all the seed that they had.Abraham married Marie Josephe Savoie Abt 1731. Marie (daughter of Francois Savoie and Marie Richard) was born 25 Apr 1709, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
5. Marie Josephe Savoie was born 25 Apr 1709, Port Royal (daughter of Francois Savoie and Marie Richard); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptised: 28 Apr 1709, Port Royal
- Census: 1752, Macpec (Malpeque), ile St.Jean
Notes:
Baptised:
Her godparents were Pierre Savoye and Marguerite Richard. Sh e had been baptized earlier by necessity by Claude Teriot.
Census:
She appears with her husband and ten children.Notes:
Married:
Discrepency: Bona Arsenault gives a marriage date of abt 1728. Stephen White gives a marriage date of abt 1731. The Arsenault Dictionary give a marriage date of abt 1728 on page 630 and a date of abt 1731 0n p.5.Children:
- Louise Anne (Anne) Arsenault was born 6 May 1732; died Yes, date unknown.
- Marie Josephe Arsenault was born Abt 1734, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Jean Baptiste Arsenault was born Abt 1736, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Anne Anastasie (dite Nathalie) Arsenault was born Abt 1738, Beaubassin; died 20 Jun 1821; was buried 21 Jun 1821, Egmont Bay, Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
- 2. Pierre dit Brrjo Arsenault was born Abt 1739, Malpeque, , Prince Edward Island; died 23 Aug 1829, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 24 Aug 1829, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick.
- Jacques (dit Ligue) Arsenault was born 1740, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Marguerite Arsenault was born 19 Mar 1742, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Joseph (Joe dit Liguenoff) Arsenault was born 15 Apr 1744, St Pierre du Nord, ile St Jean; died 21 Nov 1833, St Joseph, Prince Edward Island.
- Martine Arsenault was born Abt 1746; died Yes, date unknown.
- Hilarion Arsenault was born Abt 1748, Malpeque, ile Saint Jean; died Yes, date unknown.
- Jean Baptiste (Jean dit Chaculo) Arsenault was born Abt 1750, Malpec, Ile St.Jean; died Between 1818 and 1822.
- Anne Arsenault was born 1752; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Ambroise Poirier was born Abt 1708 (son of Michel Poirier and Madeleine Bourgeois); died Yes, date unknown. Ambroise married Marie Gaudet Abt 1732. Marie (daughter of Augustin Gaudet and Agnes Chiasson) was born Abt 1714; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
7. Marie Gaudet was born Abt 1714 (daughter of Augustin Gaudet and Agnes Chiasson); died Yes, date unknown. Children:
- Joseph dit Maitre Poirier was born Abt 1737; died 27 Aug 1809, Grande-Digue.
- Marie Poirier was born 26 May 1742, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- 3. Marguerite Poirier was born Abt 1748; died 7 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick; was buried 23 Apr 1825, Grande Digue, Kent County, New Brunswick.
- Anastasie Poirier 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.
- 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.
- 4. Abraham (dit Le Petit Abraham) Arsenault was born 1702, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Francois Savoie was born 1684, Port Royal (son of Germain Savoie and Marie Breau). Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.795-name,b.yr,marr.info.,children; he and his wife and children lived 'dans le haut de la riviere Port-Royal';his last two children were baptised at Grand-Pre. Members of this family settled in Louisianna.
Francois married Marie Richard 23 Nov 1707, Port Royal. Marie (daughter of Alexandre Richard and Elizabeth (Isabelle) Petitpas) was born 1691, Port Royal. [Group Sheet]
11. Marie Richard was born 1691, Port Royal (daughter of Alexandre Richard and Elizabeth (Isabelle) Petitpas). Children:
- 5. Marie Josephe Savoie was born 25 Apr 1709, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown.
- Jeanne Savoie died Yes, date unknown.
- Anne Marie Savoie was born 1718, Port Royal; died Yes, date unknown.
- Madeleine Savoie
- Marie Madeleine Savoie died Yes, date unknown.
12. 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]
13. 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.
- Marie Poirier was born 1704, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Joseph Poirier was born Abt 1706; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. 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.
14. Augustin Gaudet was born 1686, Port Royal (son of Pierre (Dit L'Aine) Gaudet and Anne Blanchard). Notes:
Bona-vol.2,p.556-b.yr;he settled at Beaubassin. -vol.3,p.965-b.yr, marr.info. M01-p.111-b.yr,marr.info.
Augustin married Agnes Chiasson 22 Feb 1713, Beaubassin. Agnes (daughter of Sebastien Chiasson and Marie Belou) was born 1698, Beaubassin. [Group Sheet]
15. Agnes Chiasson was born 1698, Beaubassin (daughter of Sebastien Chiasson and Marie Belou). Notes:
Bona-vol.3,p.965-marr.info;daug of Sebastien & Marie Belou. -vol.3,p.901-b.yr,spouse M01-p.111-marr.info. -p.117-marr.info, b.yr.
Children:
- 7. Marie Gaudet was born Abt 1714; died Yes, date unknown.
- Anne Gaudet was born 12 Sep 1716, Beaubassin.
- Pierre Gaudet was born 9 Dec 1719, Beaubassin; died 30 Jul 1781, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.
- Agnes Gaudet was born 19 Apr 1722, Beaubassin.
- Marguerite Gaudet was born 1 Feb 1723, Beaubassin.
- Michel Gaudet was born 1725, Beaubassin; died 21 Feb 1789, St.Antoine sur R.
- Jeanne Gaudet was born 1726, Beaubassin.
- Louis Gaudet was born 1727, Beaubassin.
- Paul Gaudet was born 19 Jan 1733, Beaubassin; died 15 Apr 1779, St.Servan, St.Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Francoise Gaudet was born 1735, Beaubassin.
- Anne (Nanette) Gaudet was born Abt 1736, Beaubassin; died Yes, date unknown.
- Joseph (dit Chaculot) Gaudet was born 1740.
- Rosalie Gaudet was born 20 Jun 1742, Beaubassin.
- Jean Augustin Gaudet was born Abt 1747, Beaubassin; died 24 Aug 1822, Memramcook.