Simon Babin (1735 - 1780)

Born 9 Oct 1735 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Anastasie Theriot — married about 1757 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1780 at age 44 in At Sea

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Biography

Simon Babin was born 9 Oct 1735. He was the son of Jean Babin and Marguerite Theriot. He was baptized the day he was born at Saint Charles des Mines, Grand-Pré, Acadia. His godparents were Charles Terriot and Marie Benoit.^[1][2]

On 5 September 1755, Simon was imprisoned along with hundreds of other Acadian men at the St. Charles des Mines church in Grand Pré. On a list of prisoners, he was said to live in the village of Grand LeBlanc. No children, property or livestock were recorded for him. Prisoners and their families were required to prepare for deportation within 30 days. ^{[3] [4]}

He was deported to Virginia aboard the Sally & Molly in October 1755 and the following year to Southampton aboard the Bobby. ^[4]

Marriage (1) Marie Anastasie THERIOT Abt 1757 in Southampton, Hampshire, England ^[5]

Children

1. Anne Marie BABIN b: Abt 1758 in Southampton, Hampshire, England
2. Marie Simon BABIN b: 30 Sep 1760 in Southampton, Hampshire, England
3. Magloire Simon BABIN b: 1 Jan 1762 in Southampton, Hampshire, England
4. Anastasie Victoire BABIN b: 19 Oct 1764 in Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 19 Oct 1764 in St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
5. Francois Marie BABIN b: 16 Nov 1766 in Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 17 Nov 1766 in St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
6. Pierre Joseph BABIN b: 4 Jun 1769 in Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 4 Jun 1769 in St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Marriage (2) Anne Marie PORLIER 18 Sep 1775 in Chatellerault, Vienne, France ^[6]

Census: 16 May 1763 Southampton, , Hampshire, England ^[7]

Census: 15 Sep 1772 St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France^[8]

On the Role leaving for Nantes, November 15, 1775: Acadian families comprising the second convoy leaving Chatellerault for Nantes on November 15, 1775, the entry for Simon is as follows: Simon Babin, 41, seaman; Ann Poirier,47, widow Granger, his wife; Magloire Babin, 13, son of Simon; Francois Babin, 11, son of Simon; Joseph Granger, 11, son of the wife; Marie, 15, daughter of Simon Luce Granger, 7. Anastasie died in 1775 and Simon married Ann Poirier the same year. In the entry on page 37 Francois Marie is incorrectly listed as a girl.^[9]

Death: 2 Oct 1780 in At Sea; Burial: 2 Oct 1780 At Sea ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Charles-des-Mines (Grand-Pré, N.-É.) - 1869; Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869 (Image 368): https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/368?r=0&s=4
2. ↑ Title: Catholic Church Records, vol. 1a: Acadian Records, 1707-1748; Author: Diocese of Baton Rouge; Publication: Diocese, 1999. The Registers of St. Charles aux Mines in Acadia, from Grand Pré, carried into exile to St. Gabriel Church of Iberville, LA. Personal copy in possession of Jacqueline Girouard p. 20

   Text: Sponsors: Charles TERIOT & Marie BENOIT; [father] Jean BABEIN signed (SGA-2, 150).

3. ↑ Lucie Leblanc Consentino, Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home, "Deportees of Grand Pre - 1755," citing Collection of the Nova Scotia Historical Society 1870-1884 - Journal of John Winslow, volumes 1-4; "Grand Pre, September the 15th 1755," line #308,

   Simon Babin, village Grand LeBlanc

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Delaney, Paul. La liste de Winslow expliquée. Éditions Perce-Neige, 2020, p. 257
5. ↑ Source: #DGFA THÉRIOT #16 k

   Text: [No place given.]

6. ↑ Source: #DGFA p. 1344

   Text: Marriage contract (PLEIGNARD dated 11 Sep 1775).

7. ↑ Acadians in France, vol. II; Author: Milton P. and Norma Gaudet Rieder; Metairie, LA: Authors, 1972; Note: vol. II: Belle Isle en Mer Register & La Rochette Papers; S

   Note: Simon is listed with his father, brother, and two sisters. His wife is listed alone as #10.

   p. 87

   Text: On the numbered list of 219 French Neutrals delivered by Edw. NOBLE to Sieur DE LA ROCHETTE at Southampton, England.

   [46] Jean BABIN, 62;

   [47] Paul BABIN, 28;

   [48] Simon BABIN, 23;

   [49] Anne BABIN, 16;

   50. Marguerite BABIN, 22.

   p. 96

   Text: On the Role of the Acadian families embarked on the royal frigate “La Dorothee,” under Captain LAVENANT, who acknowledged receiving them on 17 May 1763, to be delivered to Saint Malo, France. There are 45 numbered families, plus six prisoners of war from Bristol.

   5. Simon BABIN;

   Anastasie [THERIOT] BABIN;

   Nanette BABIN;

   Marie BABIN;

   Magloire BABIN;

   Marie Magdeleine LE BLANC.

8. ↑ "Acadians in France, Vol. I"; 1762-1776; Milton P. Rieder, Jr & Norma Gaudet Rieder; Publication: Metairie, LA: Authors, 1967.

   Jean BABIN, 72, widower, invalid, of St. Malo;

   Paul, 38, his son, domestic.

   Simon BABIN, 36, good seaman, son of the above Jean, of St. Malo;

   Anastasie TERRIOT, 30, his wife;

   Magloire, 10, their son;

   Marie, 11½, their daughter;

   Francoise Marie, 6, their daughter.

   Anne Babin, 28, daughter of the previous Jean, does cutting, of St. Malo, married jean Baroleum Cloutier at St. Malo; p. 8 BABIN

   Text: 15. SIMON BABIN

   Born in 1735; seaman; son of Jean BABIN and Marguerite TERRIOT; Married (1) about 1759 in Southampton, England; ANASTASIE TERRIOT, born about 1742; Married (2) bout 1775 ANNE POIRIER, widow of Joseph GRANGER

9. ↑ "The Acadian Exiles in Nantes, 1775 – 1785"; Albert J. Robichaux; Publication: Author, 1978.
10. ↑ Title: Acadiens en France; Nantes et Paimboeuf, 1775-1785; Author: Gérard-Marc Braud; Publication: Nantes, France: Ouest Éditions, 1999; Personal copy in possession of Jacqueline Girouard p. 35

    Text: Buried 2 Oct 1780 at sea on a royal "navire." He was a sailor.

• Source: DGFA "Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes"; Stephen A. White; 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999.