Catherine Babin (abt. 1672 - aft. 1755)

Born about 1672 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Daughter of Antoine Babin and Marie Mercier

Wife of Jean Comeau — married about 1686 in Acadie

Descendants

Died after Sep 1755 after about age 83 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Catherine Babin was born about 1672^[1] in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Antoine Babin (1625–abt. 1687) and Marie Mercier (abt. 1645–aft. 1693).^[2]

Her parents and family were in Port Royal for the 1678 Census.^[3]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Catherine, aged 14, was living with her parents, Antoine BABIN, aged 55, and Marie MERCIER, aged 40, and her seven siblings: Vincent, aged 21, Marguerite, aged 16, Rnne [sic], aged 12, Antoine, aged 10, Magdelaine [sic], aged 8, Francoise, aged 5, and Jean, aged 2. Though they didn't acquire much land, they did have 1 gun and more livestock over the years, reporting 1-1/2 arpents, 10 cattle, 12 sheep and 8 hogs.^[4]

Catherine (13) married Jean Comeau (20) (born in 1665 in Port-Royal; son of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayon) about 1686 in Acadie. Their known children were:

1. Marie Comeau (abt. 1687–abt. 1756)
2. Madelaine Comeau (abt. 1695–1783)
3. Françoise Comeau (abt. 1695–1763)
4. Marguerite Comeau (abt. 1697–1779)
5. Catherine Comeau (abt. 1697– )
6. Unknown Comeau (abt. 1700– )
7. Claude Comeau (abt. 1700– )
8. Pierre Comeau (abt. 1703–abt. 1756)
9. Marie Josephe Comeau (abt. 1705–1779)
10. Étienne Comeau (abt. 1706–abt. 1756)
11. Anne Comeau (1708–1772)
12. Claire Comeau (1710–abt. 1763)
13. Jean Baptiste Comeau (1712–abt. 1755)
14. Joseph Comeau (abt. 1714–abt. 1756)

CENSUS: 1678, Port Royal, Acadia, age 7 years.

CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 14.

CENSUS: 1693, Les Mines, Acadia, age 22 years.

She was still living when her son Claude married Claire Landry on November 11, 1721.^[5] and possibly as late as when her son Pierre wed Margueritte Aucoin on October 10, 1729.^[6] When Claude was married, his bride's mother was noted as being deceased, so clearly the priest was noting deceased parents. None of the parents were noted as deceased when Pierre married. In fact, they are most likely the Jean Comeau and wife noted in the 1714 census there, with 4 sons and 6 daughters.^[7]

Catherine died after Sep 1755 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, aged 82.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #136319831 (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Catherine Babin (1672-unknown); Maintained by AW (contributor 47829810).
2. ↑ Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
3. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Anthoine Babin & Marie Mercier; 1 acre, 4 cattle & 2 sheep; 3 boys: 15, 1663, 13, 1665, 3, 1675; 6 girls: 11, 1667, 9, 1669, 7, 1671, 5, 1673, 3/M, 1678.

4. ↑ [Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Antoine BABIN 55, Marie MERCIER 40; children: Vincent 21, Marguerite 16, Catherine 14, Rnne 12, Antoine 10, Magdelaine 8, Francoise 5, Jean 2; 1 gun, 1-1/2 arpents, 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Anne was transcribed as Rnne and Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine.

5. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records: Acadian Records 1707-1748 (Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1999), Personal Collection, Marriage of Claude Comot & Claire Landry, p.50:"Claude Comot (Jean Comot and Catherine Babin) m. 11 Nov 1721 Claire Landry (Claude Landry and decd. Catherine Thibodot) wit. Jacques LeBlanc (s); Claude Landry (s); Jean Commau (s) (SGA-2,252)."
6. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records: Acadian Records 1707-1748 (Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1999), Personal Collection, Marriage of Pierre Comot and Marguerite Aucoin, p.52: "Pierre Comot (Jean Comot and Catherenne Babin) m. 10 Oct 1729 Margueritte Aucoin (Martin Aucoin and Catherenne Terriot) wit. Jean Commaux (s); Martin Aucoin (s); Pierre Doucet (s); {+} Jean Baptiste Comot; {+} Julien Aubois; {+} Claude Benoit; sig. {+} Pierre Comot; {+} Catherine Aucoin (SGA-2, 224-225)"
7. ↑ Tim Hebert, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History (www.acadian-cajun.com), Acadian - Cajun Genealogy & History, www.acadian-cajun.com, Census- 1714 Acadian Census

• Denis Savard, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports mtDNA Test Results (Accessed 15 Dec 2023), Kits: tester1 N66807 tester2 MK12792. EKA: Unknown (Inconnu) Gaudet - Spouse of Jean Gaudet. Haplogroup: J1b2.
• Denis Savard, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports this diagram depicting matrilineal descent, from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.

DNA Confirmations

• mtDNA Tester Justin Russ is a grandchild of Marie Anne Elaine Cormier who is a 9x ggd of Unknown (Inconnu) Gaudet through daughter Francoise Gaudet (abt.1623-abt.1699).
• mtDNA Tester UNK is a great grandchild of Leontine Josephine Leboeuf, who is a 8x ggd of Unknown (Inconnu) Gaudet through daughter Marie Gaudet (abt.1633-abt.1710).
• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Justin Russ FTDNA kit # N66807, (a grandchild of Marie Anne Elaine Cormier) and his maternal line cousin UNK (a great grandchild of Leontine Josephine Leboeuf), FTDNA kit # MK12792, have an exact HVR1 and HVR2 match, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Unknown (Inconnu) Gaudet the 11x great grandmother of Justin Russ and the 11x grandmother of UNK.

See also:

• BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick , Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 57. Source cited by Karen Theriot Reader, Rootsweb.com, Inc.
• Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

  Anthoine Babin & Marie Mercier; 1 acre, 4 cattle & 2 sheep; 3 boys: 15, 1663, 13, 1665, 3, 1675; 6 girls: 11, 1667, 9, 1669, 7, 1671, 5, 1673, 3/M, 1678.

• Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records: Acadian Records 1707-1748 (Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1999), Personal Collection, Marriage of Claude Comot; Claire Landry, p.50:"Claude Comot (Jean Comot and Catherine Babin) m. 11 Nov 1721 Claire Landry (Claude Landry and decd. Catherine Thibodot) wit. Jacques LeBlanc (s); Claude Landry (s); Jean Commau (s) (SGA-2,252)."
• Tim Hebert, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History (www.acadian-cajun.com, ), Acadian - Cajun Genealogy & History, www.acadian-cajun.com, Census- 1714 Acadian Census
• Tim Hebert, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History (www.acadian-cajun.com, ), Acadian - Cajun Genealogy & History, www.acadian-cajun.com, Census- 1701 Acadian Census. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~acadiancajun/genealogy/1701cens.htm.
• Tim Hebert, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History (www.acadian-cajun.com, ), Acadian - Cajun Genealogy & History, www.acadian-cajun.com, Census- 1707 Acadian Census. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~acadiancajun/genealogy/1707cens.htm.
• Tim Hebert, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History (www.acadian-cajun.com, ), Acadian - Cajun Genealogy & History, www.acadian-cajun.com, Census- 1714 Acadian Census. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~acadiancajun/genealogy/1714cens.htm.
• Stephen A. White, Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes, Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p57 Based on work of Paul Delaney, on identifying the Acadians who died of smallpox at Bristol, England in 1756. Probably died (according to S. A. White) between Sep 1755 and the end of Sep 1756.