Cécile Blanchard was born about 1740 in Acadia to parents François Blanchard and Marguerite Carret.[1] She was possibly born in Malpec, Isle Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island) since her family had settled there around 1737.
She was recorded at age 12 on the La Roque Census, in Malpec. [2]
François Blanchard dit Gentilhomme, native of Saint-Marc de Blanc, in Brittany, aged 66 years, he has been in the country 40 years of which he passed 15 at Macpec [Malpec], widower.
He has seven children, two sons, and five daughters:-
François, aged 14 years.
Jean, aged 10 years.
Margueritte, aged 20 years.
Catherine, aged 17 years and 6 months.
Cecille, aged 12 years.
Rosallie, aged 8 years.
Agathe, aged 6 years.
In live stock, they have four oxen, one cow, two heifers, one calf, thirteen ewes, two pigs, and two sows.
They hold this land under a grant from Messieurs Duchambon and Dubuisson. For lack of seed they have sown none of their land this year, but they have fallow land for the sowing of twenty-four bushels.
Cécile lost her mother the following year. The family escaped the deportation of thousands of Acadians that took place on Isle Saint-Jean in 1758 by fleeing to the mainland. In 1760 they were in Ristigouche, and in 1761 in Caraquet. [3] They quickly returned to the Island since her father François was recorded in Rustico with 5 children in 1763. [4] It is believed that Cécile married Pierre Lapierre, son of the late Michel Lapierre and the late Magdeleine Caisse of Acadia, that year on Isle Saint-Jean.
In the summer of 1765, the Blanchard family left the Island for the French colony of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Cécile and Pierre's marriage was revalidated on 19 Aug 1765 at Miquelon.[5]
Children:
Pierre Lapierre b. 15 Sep 1764, Miquelon, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon,
In 1767 François Blanchard and some of his children returned to the island and settled down permanently in Rustico. "They are the ancestors of the Blanchards of
Prince Edward Island." [3]
Pierre and Cécile's first two children were born and baptized in Miquelon in 1764 and 1767. They later settled at the Magdalen Islands.
She passed away after July 1800. She was present at her daughter Anastasie's marriage in July 1800, while Pierre was listed as deceased. Son Jerome married in 1811 and both are listed and neither is said to be dead. Could not document her death in this location or anywhere in Quebec 1800-1850.
↑ Liste of Inhabitants from Isle St Jean at Port LaJoye on 17th September, 1763 Letter to the King. List (Archived link) transcribed by Karen Theriot Reader (used with permission granted 5/22/20). Transcription and original published by Acadian.org "Rare list of P.E.I. Acadians intrigues N.B. researchers",
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Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Blanchard-7092 and Blanchard-2427 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same estimated year of birth and death, same spouse and son Raphael.