Marie Blanchard (abt. 1656 - aft. 1714)

Born about 1656 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Daughter of Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert

Wife of Pierre Gaudet — married 1675 in Acadie

Descendants

Died after 1714 after about age 58 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Nova Scotia Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

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Marie Blanchard was born about 1656 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Jean Blanchard (abt. 1611–abt. 1686) and Radegonde Lambert (abt. 1621–aft. 1686). She was the sixth and last child.

Marie was listed in the first census of Port-Royal in 1671 at the age of 15, unmarried, and living with her parents and siblings.^[1]

Four years later, Marie (18) married Pierre Gaudet (20) (born about 1654 in Port-Royal; son of Denis Gaudet and Martine Gauthier) in 1675 in Acadie.^[2] Their known children were:

1. Pierre Gaudet (abt. 1676– ) .
2. Antoine Gaudet (abt. 1678–bef. 1740) .
3. Germain Gaudet (abt. 1680– ) .
4. Guillaume Gaudet (1683–aft. 1735) .
5. Denis Gaudet (1685–bef. 1731) .
6. Marguerite Gaudet (abt. 1688–1739) .
7. Jean Gaudet (1690–1757) .
8. Bernard Gaudet (abt. 1692–bef. 1747) .
9. Marie Gaudet (abt. 1694– ) .
10. Jeanne Gaudet (abt. 1698– )

In 1678, Pierre and Marie were enumerated in the Port-Royal census with their two sons. Marie's parents lived next door. ^[3]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie BLANCHARD, aged 30, was living with her husband, Pierre GODET [sic], the younger (le Jeune), aged 32, and their five children: Pierre, aged 10, Antoine, aged 7, Germain, aged 5, Guillaume, aged 3 and Denis, aged 2 months. They owned 2 guns and were living on 3 arpents of cultivable land with 10 cattle, 18 sheep and 10 hogs.^[4]

The family remained in Port-Royal and seemed to be doing well, as shown in the censuses in 1693^[5], 1698^[6], 1700^[7], 1701^[8], 1703^[9], 1707^[10] and 1714^[11]. Their land holdings and number of farm animals increased with time, and were quite significant in 1698 with 25 head of cattle, 35 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents of cultivable land, 12 fruit trees, and 2 guns.

Marie died after the census of 1714.

Research Notes

Marie and her sister Anne Blanchard married brothers. Her sister Anne married the older Pierre (l'aîné), while Marie married the younger Pierre (le jeune).

According to Stephen White's Dictionnaire, p. 673, who had access to the original census records:

• In the 1693 census, the Tim Hébert transcription lists 29 arpents of land. There were 25.
• In the 1798 census, the Tim Hébert transcription lists 72 fruit trees. There were 12.
• In the 1701 census, 5 children were omitted, and the others were all incorrectly named.
• In the 1707 census, certain children were omitted.

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 3-14;

   Jean BLANCHARD, 60, wife, Radegonde LAMBERT 42; Children (married): Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26; (unmarried): Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9, 5 arpents.

2. ↑ Stephen A. White, Patrice Gallant, Hector-J. Hébert, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999) p. 143, 668. Copy in possession of Jacqueline Girouard
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

   at Port-Royal: Pierre Godet & Marie Blanchard. 4 acres, 6 cattle, 2 boys: Pierre age 3, Antoine 5 months.

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: Pierre GODET, the younger, 32; Marie BLANCHARD 30; Children: Pierre 10, Antoine 7, Germain 5, Guillaume 3, Denis 2 months; 2 guns, 3 arpents, 10 cattle, 18 sheep, 10 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Gaudet was listed as Godet.

5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 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 62-108;

   Denis GODET (widower) 70, Pierre GODET 39, Marie BLANCHARD (Pierre's wife) 37, Pierre 16, Anthoine 13, Germain 11, Guillaume 9, Denis 7, Marie 5, Jean 3; 20 cattle, 32 sheep, 15 pigs, 29 [sic] arpents, 2 guns

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 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 110-150;

   Pierre GODET, the younger, 46; Marie BLANCHARD (wife) 44; Pierre 22; Antoine 20; Germain 18; Guillaume 16; Denis 14; Marguerite 12; Jean 9; Bernard 7; Marie 4; 25 cattle, 35 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents, 72 [sic] fruit trees, 2 guns,

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 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 151-173;

   Pierre GODET 46; Marie BLANCHARD (wife) 44; Pierre 23; Anthoine 20; Germain 18; Guillaume 16; Denis 14; Jean 10; BERNARD 5; Marie 12; Marie-Anne 3; Jeanne 2; 23 cattle, 27 sheep, 25 arpents, 3 guns.

8. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 174-211;

   Pierre GODET, the younger, 40, Marie BLANCHARD (wife) 35; Louis 24, Jacques 23, Clement 21, Augustin 18; 2 guns, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 hogs, 9 arpents.

9. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 212-220;

   Pierre GODET, his wife, 7 boys, 3 girls, 5 arms hearers.

10. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237;

    Pierre GODET, the younger, and his wife; 12 arpents, 22 cattle, 12 sheep, 22 hogs, 1 gun.

11. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 239-261;

    Pierre GODET and wife, 3 sons, 2 daughters.

See also:

• Bona Arsenault. Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens.1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols

DNA Confirmation:

• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Muriel (Parke) Sorensen, FTDNA kit # 988907, and her matrilineal cousin, Linda (Webster) Wisking, FTDNA kit # 417897, have a Full Sequence mtDNA match with a Genetic Distance = 0, matching exactly at HVR1, HVR2, and the Coding Region, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Radegonde Lambert, the 8x great grandmother of Muriel (Parke) Sorensen and 9x great grandmother of Linda (Webster) Wisking.
  • The subject of this profile is Marie Blanchard, the 7x great grandmother of tester Muriel (Parke) Sorensen and the daughter of the MRCA Radegonde Lambert.