an ACADIE article

Cultures of Acadiana
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Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser, February 23, 1999

The First Families of Acadie Census of 1671

by Jim Bradshaw


PORT ROYAL

Jacob Bourgeois, druggist, 50; wife Jeanne Trahan; children: Jeanne 27, Charles 25, Germain 21, Marie 19, Guillaume 16, Marguerite 13, François 12, Anne 10, Marie-Jeanne; cattle 33, sheep 24.

Jean Gaudet, 96; wife, Nicole Colleson; child: Jean 28, cattle 6, sheep 3.

Denis Gaudet, 46; wife, Martine Gauthier, children: Anne 25, Marie 21, Pierre 20, Pierre 17, Marie 14; cattle 9, sheep 13.

Roger Kuessy 25; wife Marie Poirier; child: Marie 2; cattle 3, sheep 2.

Michel de Forêt, 33; wife, Marie Hébert, children: Michel 4, Pierre 2, René 1; cattle 12, sheep 2.

Widow Etienne Hébert, 38; children: Marie 20, Marguerite 19, Emmanuel 18, Etienne 17, Jean 13, Françoise 10, Catherine 9, Martin 6, Michel 5, Antoine 1; cattle 4, sheep 5.

Antoine Babin, 45, wife, Marie Mercier, children: Maxie 9, Charles 7, Vincent 5, Jeanne 3, Marguerite 1; cattle 6, sheep 8.

Oliver Daigre, 28; wife, Marie Gaudet; children: Jean 4, Jacques 2, Bernard 1; cattle 6 sheep 6.

Antoine Hébert, cooper 50, wife, Genevieve Lafrance, children: Jean 22, Catherine 15; cattle 18, sheep 7.

Jean Blanchard, 60; wife, Radegonde Lambert; children: Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26, Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9.

Widow François Aucoin, 26; children: Anne 12, Marie 9, Jérôme 7, Huguette 5, François 2; cattle 6, sheep 3.

Michel Dupuis, 37, wife, Marie Gauterot; children: Marie 14, Martin 6, Jeanne 4, Pierre 3; cattle 5, sheep 1.

Claude Térriau, 34; wife, Gauterot; children: Germain 9, Marie 6, Marguerite 4, Jean 1; cattle 13, sheep 3.

Germain Térriau, 25; wife, Andrée Brun; child: Germain 2, cattle 5, sheep 2.

Jean Térriau, 70; wife, Perrine Breau; children: Claude 34, Jean 32, Bonaventure 30, Germain 25, Jeanne 27, Catherine 21, Pierre 16; cattle 6, sheep 1.

François Savoye, 50; wife, Catherine LeJeune; children: Françoise 8, Barabé 6, Andrée 4, Marie 2; cattle 4.

Jehan Corporon, 25; wife, Françoise Savoie; child: one daughter of six weeks; cattle 1, sheep 1.

Pierre Martin, 70; wife, Catherine Vigneau; children: Pierre 45, Marie 35, Marguerite 32, André 30, Mathière 35; cattle 7, sheep 8.

François Pèlerin, 35; wife, André Martin; children: Jugette 5, Marie 3, Ann 10 months; cattle 3, sheep 4.

Pierre Morin, 37; children: Pierre 9, Louis 7, Antoine 5, Marie 3, Ann 10 months; cattle 3, sheep 4.

Mathieu Martin, 35, not married and weaver, cattle 4, sheep 3.

Vincent Brun, 60, wife, Renée Brodé; children: Madeline 25, Andrée 24, François 18, Bastien 15, Marie 12; cattle 10, sheep 4.

François Gauterot, 58; wife, Edmée Lejeune; children: Marie 35, Charles 34, Marie 24, Remé 19, Marguerite 16, Jean 23, François 19, Claude 12, Charles 10, Jeanne 7, Germain 3; cattle 16, sheep 6.

Guilaume Trahan, 60, wife Madelaine Brun; children: Guillaume 4, Jehan-Charles 3, AlexAndré; cattle 8, sheep 19.

Pierre Sire, gunsmith, 27, wife, Marie Bourgeois, child: Jean 3 months; cattle 11, sheep 6.

Pierre Thibeaudeau, 40; wife, Jeanne Térriau; children: Pierre 1 and 5 daughters; cattle 12, sheep 11.

Claude Petit Pas, 45; wife, Catherine Bagard; children: Bernard 12, Claude 8, Jean 7, Jacques 5 and 3 daughters; cattle 26, sheep 11.

Bernard Bourg, 24; wife, Françoise Brun; child: 1 daughter; cattle 6, sheep 9.

Michel Boudrot, 71; wife, Michelle Aucoin; children: François 29, Charles 22, Jean 16, Abraham 14, Olivier 10, Claude 8, François 5, 4 daughters; cattle 5, sheep 12.

Pierre Guillebaut, 32; Catherine Térriau; child: 1 daughter; cattle 6, sheep 5.

Jean Labatte, 33; wife, Renée Gatherot; cattle 26, sheep 15.

Martin Blanchard, 24; wife, Françoise LeBlanc; cattle 5, sheep 2.

Jean Bouré, 26; wife, Marguerite Martin; children: 2 daughters; cattle 3, sheep 5.

Antoine Bourg, 62; wife, Antoinette Landry; children: François 27, Jean 24, Bernard 22, Martin 21, Abraham 9, and 6 daughters; cattle 12, sheep 8.

Laurent Granger, 34; wife, Marie Landry; children, Pierre 9 months and 1 daughter, cattle 5, sheep 6.

Perrine Landry, widow of Jacques Joffrian, 60.

Pierre Doucet, bricklayer, 50; wife, Henriette Peltret; children: Toussaint, 8, Jean 6, Pierre 4, and 2 daughters; cattle 7, sheep 6.

François Bourc, 28; wife Marguerite Boudrot, children: Michel 5 and 1 daughter; cattle 15, sheep.

Germain Doucet, 30, wife Mane Landry; children: Charles 6, Bernard 4, Larúent 3; cattle 11, sheep 7.

François Girouard, 50; wife, Jeanne Aucoin; children: Jacob 23, Germain, 14, and 3 daughters; cattle 16, sheep 12.

Jacques Belou; cooper, 30; wife, Marie Girouard; child: 1 daughter; cattle 7, sheep 1.

Jacob Girouard, 23; wife, Marguerite Gauterot; child: AlexAndré; cattle 7, sheep 3.

Pierre Vincent, 40; wife, Anne Gaudet; children: Thomas 6, Michel 3, Pierre 2, and 1 daughter; cattle 18, sheep 9.

Pierre Martin, 40; wife Annie Oxihnoroudh; children: Pierre 10, René 8, André 5, Jacques 2; cattle 11, sheep 9.

Vincent Brot, 40; wife, Marie Bourg; children: Antoine 5, Pierre 1, 2 daughters; cattle 9, sheep 7.

Daniel LeBlanc, 45; wife, Françoise Gaudet; children: Jacques 20, Etienne, 125, René 14, André 12, Antoine 9, Pierre 7, and 1 daughter; cattle 17, sheep 26.

Michel Poirier, 20; cattle 2.

Barbe Bailos, widow of Saviniue de Courpon; 8 children in France and 2 daughters married in this country; cattle 1, sheep 5.

Antoine Gougeon, 45; wife, Jeanne Chebrat; child: 1 daughter, cattle 20, sheep 17.

Pierre Commeaux, cooper; 75; wife, Rose Bayols; children: Etienne 21, Pierre 18, Jean 14, Pierre 13, Antoine 10, Jean 6 and 3 daughters, cattle 16, sheep 22.

Jean Pitre, edge tool maker, 35; wife, Marie Mayos (first wife, Marie Peselet); children: Claude 9 months and 2 daughters; cattle 1.

Etienne Comeaux, 21; wife, Marie Lefebre; child: 1 daughter; cattle 7, sheep 7.

Barnabé Martin, 35; wife, Jeanne Pelletrat; children: René 8 months, and 1 daughter; cattle 3, sheep 2.

C1ément Bertrand, carpenter, 50; wife, Huguette Lambelot; cattle 10, sheep 6.

Antoine Belliveau, 50; wife, Andrée Guion; children: Jean 19, and 1 daughter; cattle 11, sheep 8.

René Landry, 53; wife, Perrine Bourg; children: Pierre 13, Claude 8, and 5 daughters; cattle 10, sheep 6.

Thomas Cormier, carpenter, 35; wife, Madeline Girouard, child: 1 daughter; cattle 7, sheep 7.

René Rimbaut, 55, wife, AnneMarie; children: Phillipe 16, François 15, and 3 daughters, cattle 12, sheep 9.

Abraham Dugast, gunsmith, 55; wife, Marie-Judith Doucet; children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, and 5 daughters; cattle 19, sheep 3.

Michel Richard, 41; wife, Madeleine Blanchard; children: René 14, Pierre 10, Martin 6, AlexAndré 3 and 3 daughters; cattle 15, sheep 14.

Charles Melanson, 28; wife, Marie Dugast; children: 4 daughters; cattle 40, sheep 6.

Pierre Melanson, tailor refused to answer. (He has a wife and 7 children.)

Etienne Robichaud told his wife that he did not want to give account of his cattle and his land.

Pierre Lanaux or Lanoue, cooper, sent word that he was feeling fine and he did not want to give his age.


THE HABITATION OF POBONCOM NEAR THE ISLAND OF TOUQUET
Phillipe Mius, squire, sieur de L'Andrémont, 62; wife, Madeleine Elie; children: Abraham 13, Phillippe 11, another of 17 and two daughters; cattle 26, sheep 25.

AT CAP NEIGRE

Armond Lalloue, sieur de Derivedu, 58; wife, Elisabeth Nicolas; children: Jacques 24, Armond 14, Arnauld 12 and two daughters.


AT RIVIÉRE-AUX-ROCHELOIS

Guillaume Poulet, his wife and one child.

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