Other Events:

• Residence: Bef Jan 1806, Petitcoudiac
• Occupation: Jun 1822, Didiche (Tidiche), Westmorland County, New Brunswick; labourer

Notes:

J02-p.164-b.&d.dts,marr.info. for 2 marr. P03-p.326,M.2-marr.dt;minor son of Francois & Anastasie Bourgeois. P03-p.344,M.4-2nd marr.dt;widower of Susanne Arseneau.

Mathurin married Susanne Arsenault 7 Jan 1806, Grande Digue. Susanne (daughter of Pierre dit Brrjo Arsenault and Marguerite Poirier) was born Abt 1785; died Bef May 1826; was buried 7 Dec 1815, Grand Digue,,NB. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at the marriage were Paul LeBlanc, uncle of the groom, and Urbain Arsenault, brother of the bride.

1. Marguerite LeBlanc died Yes, date unknown.
2. Julienne LeBlanc was born 18 Jun 1810, Grand Digue; was christened 13 Aug 1810, Grande Digue; died Bef Nov 1867.
3. 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.
4. Damase LeBlanc was born 11 Dec 1813, Grand Digue; was christened 13 Jan 1814, Grand Digue; died Bef Nov 1864.
5. Suzanne LeBlanc was born 25 Nov 1815, Cocagne; was christened 11 Aug 1816, Cocagne; died Yes, date unknown.

Mathurin married Barbe Arseneau 7 Apr 1818, Grande Digue. Barbe (daughter of Jean Noel Arsenault and Marie Madeleine Gaudet) was born Abt 1790; died 27 Jul 1848, Cap Pele; was buried 29 Jul 1848. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses present at the marriage were Joseph Bourgeois, uncle; Pierre Arsenault, brother-in-law; and two cousins, Jean Arsenault and Thomas Poirier.

1. Sophie LeBlanc was born 8 Feb 1819, Grand Digue; was christened 20 Mar 1819, Grand Digue; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Magdeleine LeBlanc was born 23 Jul 1820, Grand Digue; was christened 15 Oct 1820, Grand Digue; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Zozime\Sosime LeBlanc was born 19 Jun 1822, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; was christened 20 Jul 1822; died 24 Apr 1899, Cap Pelé, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. Ambroise LeBlanc was born 6 Mar 1824, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; was christened 8 Mar 1824, Didiche, Westmorland County, New Brunswick; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Andre LeBlanc was born 30 Jun 1826, Tidiche,,NB; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Olivier LeBlanc was born 1 Sep 1828; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Rose (Rosalie) LeBlanc was born 19 Sep 1830; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Residence: Bef 1807, Fox Creek (St.Anselme)
• Residence: 1807, Tidiche(Cape Bald ) with his brother, Paul,

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - name,marr.info.Born at "aux Mines" (Halifax) around 1762, he was at L'Entree(near Halifax) with his family in 1768 and the following year at Minudie and later Fox Creek. He and his brother,Paul, left Fox creek in 1807 to settle at Tidiche(Cape Bald or Cap Pele). Their father, Joseph, went with them to Tidiche where he died at age 97. J02-p.159-info for 2 marriages;b.&d.dts. M01-p.200-b.&d.dts,marr.info.;p.208-Francois died at age 87

Francois married Anastasie Bourgeois Abt 1782, Fox Creek. Anastasie (daughter of Pierre Benjamin Bourgeois and Anne LeBlanc) was born 1764, Pisiguit; died 1828. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptised: 12 Jul 1768, Pisiguit

Notes:

Baptised:
She was baptized at the age of 4 years.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1742, Memramcook
• Residence: 1755, the East side of the Memramcook River, just below Dorchester,; , after fleeing with his wife and children,
• Residence: 1757, Cocagne(N.B.) where his first wife died
• Residence: in the winter of 1757, Miramichi; in unbelievable conditions
• Residence: in the spring of 1758, near the Saint John River
• Residence: 1759, Minudie
• Residence: during late 1759, Halifax with his second wife
• Residence: 1789, Fox Creek where he had a tract of land granted to the Acadians of the region on May 29

Notes:

document from Irene Terrio - name,born in 1721 "aux Mines"(Halifax);upon reaching manhood, he emigrated to Memramcook where around 1742 he married his first wife,Marguerite Hebert. They had three children. In 1755,he fled to the East side of the Memramcook River, just below Dorchester,with his wife and children. He then fled to Cocagne(N.B.) wher his first wife died in 1757. He spent the winter in the Miramichi under unbelieveable conditions...that spring he headed to the Saint John River; two years later, in 1759, he married Marie Doiron. Later in that year they are found in Halifax. Two sons were born in Halifax. In 1768 this family lived at l'Entree , near Halifax and the following year he was at Minudie, from where he emigrated to Fox Creek (Ruisseau-des- Renards) near Saint Anselme,N.B. There his name appears on a tract of land granted to the Acadians of the region on May 29, 1789 by the Government of New Brunswick.
J02-p.159-born at Port Toulouse around 1722;married twice; Prisonners at Fort Beausejour in1763, he and his wife later settled at LeBlanc Village(Saint Anselme) and later at Tediche where Jos-Andre died the 28 Dec 1818.
Feb 2007 - I have edited the birth location to be Grand Pre

Joseph-Andre married Marie (Dite Bidaque) Doiron Abt 1759. Marie (daughter of Pierre dit Pitre Doiron and Anne Forest) was born 1742, Nappan; died 1827. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - name J03-p.109-b.yr;marr.info. M01-p.42-b&d dt, marr.info B22-p.362-b&d dts;died at 75 yrs;marr.info.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1755, Petitcoudiac; as a refugee with his wife
• Residence: Between 1760 and 1768, Pisiguit; according to the censuses
• Residence: 1762, Fort Edward; with his family of eight
• Residence: 1768, la rivière Saint Jean
• Residence: Abt 1770, Memramcook; , settling

Notes:

New notes:
S.White's 37 Families give three marriages.
Old notes:
Bourgeois Book(B23)-p.91, 92-b&d dts,marr info for 3 marr.;states that there is contradictory info. on this family regarding marr.,etc.
Irene Terrio Melanson(T15)-gives info. for 5 marriages;d.dt of Nov 21, 1821 aged 95.

Pierre married Anne LeBlanc Abt 1761, Port Royal. Anne (daughter of Rene LeBlanc and Anne Theriault) was born 22 May 1728; died May 1768, Pisiguit. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

from Irene Terrio - name,marr.info. Bona-vol.2,p.462-marr.info;second wife of Pierre-Benj.;daug of Rene and Anne Terriot. B23-p.92-widow of Jean Gregoire Broussard dit Beausoleil with whom she had 4 children; marr. info,b&d dts. Bona-vol.3,p.1243-b.yr,info on second marr. M01-p.144-b&d dts,info on two marr.

Notes:

Married:
Bona gives a marriage year of about 1761. White gives a marriage year of about . Bourgeois Book gives marriage year of about 1760.

Notes:

bona-vol.3,p.1221-name,b.yr,marr.info. He lived at saint Charles des Mines. He was at l'Anse au Matelot,ile Saint Jean in 1752.
J02-p.159-born around 1695,he lived at Port Toulouse with his wife until about 1727 when he returned to Grand Pre.After Madeleine died in April 1747, he went to Beaubassin and then to ile Saint Jean. in 1758 he was transported to Boulogne where he was buried on 5 Oct 1765.

Claude-Andre married Madeleine Boudrot Abt 1719, Port Toulouse. Madeleine (daughter of Francois Boudrot and Marie Madeleine Belliveau) was born Abt 1699, Port Royal; died 3 Apr 1747, Grand Pre. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bona-vol.3,p.1221-name,marr.info. J02-p.159-name,daug of Francois & Madeleine Belliveau,d.dt;see spouse for more notes. M01-p.197-burial dt &loc; aged about 50 years. Bona-vol.2,p.443-name,b.yr,spouse's parents given as:Jean and Marguerite Richard(I believe this is an error as all other evidence seems to indicate Claude-Andre was the son of Andre and Marie Dugas.)

Notes:

Bona-vol.3,p.953-b.yr is abt 1712;marr.info. M01-p.44-b.yr is 1714;marr.info.;d.loc is Nappan B22-p.361-b.yr abt 1710;d loc is Minudie in 1794 aged 84 yrs. The newly married couple settled at Nappan near Minudie. In 1754 Pierre and his father were found at Chimougui with their families. With the fall of Fort Beausejour in 1755, they took refuge at Port Lajoie on ile Saint Jean. After the Fortress of Louisbourg was taken in 1758, they moved to Shippagan or its vicinity. In 1761, they were captured by Roderick MacKenzie's men who were taking prisoners to fort Beausejour. After the treaty was signed in 1763, they were freed and returned to settle at Nappan. In the Nappan census of 1770, the family appeared to be prospering well... Twenty years later, Pierre's situation was not so good. In the 1791 census, he was in his eighties and a widower: "A list of persons who have been relieved from the capitation tax: Peter Doiron, a poor decreped old man very poor, one shilling". He died in 1794. J03-p.108, 109-born abt 1710;marr.info;similar to above story;says he died abt 84 years old in 1794.

Pierre married Anne Forest 22 Nov 1733, Beaubassin. Anne (daughter of Jean Baptiste Forest and Marie Elizabeth Labarre) was born Abt 1715, Beaubassin; died 1790, Nappan. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bona-vol.3,p.953-marr info. AND vol.3,p.960,961-b.yr,spouse J03-p.108, 109-mar.info;d.dt& loc. B22-p.361-marr.info.,d.dt.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1755, Massachusetts; after being transported with his wife and many of their children

Claude married Marie LeBlanc 24 Nov 1721, Port Royal. Marie (daughter of Pierre LeBlanc and Madeleine Bourg) was born 1 Jan 1706, Acadia; died 24 Jan 1781, l'Achigan, , Quebec; was buried 25 Jan 1781, Saint Jacques de l'Achigan, , Quebec. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: later, Saint Jacques de l'Achigan, , Quebec
• Baptised: 28 Mar 1706, the parish of St Jean Baptiste, Port Royal
• Census: 1760, Amesbury, , Massachusetts
• Residence: Abt 1774, l'Achigan, , Quebec

Notes:

Residence:
Following the deportation to Massachusetts in 1755 and her husbands death around 1760, Marie and her children later settled at Saint Jacques de l'Achigan, Quebec.

Baptised:
Her godparents were Francois Bourdon and Marie Babineau. Sr Francois Bourdon signed his name.

Rene married Anne Theriault Abt 1722, Grand Pre. Anne (daughter of Germain Theriault and Anne Richard) was born Abt 1705, Grand Pre; died 1759, Miramichi. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
She died of hunger along with her husband along the shores of the Miramichi in 1759.