Marie Madeleine Bourg (abt. 1694 - aft. 1755)

Born about 1694 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of René Aucoin — married about 1713 in Acadie

Descendants

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Biography

Marie-Madeleine Bourg was born about 1694 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. Her parents were Martin Bourg and Marie Potet. Her family lived in Port Royal in 1693^[1] and in 1698^[2] so she is assumed to have been born in Port Royal.

She married René Aucoin around 1713 in Acadie.

Children:

1. Jean Baptiste Aucoin
2. Pierre Aucoin
3. Marguerite Aucoin
4. Marie Aucoin
5. Magdeleine Aucoin
6. Cécile Aucoin
7. Anne Aucoin
8. Elisabeth Aucoin

She died between September 1755 and the end of September 1756.

The will of René Aucoin was notarized by Louis De Courville, notary at Fort Beauséjour, at Beaubassin on 10 Aug 1754. He divided his goods among his children. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert, Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie, 1693 Census Transcribed. A transcription of the original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Image 79.

   1693 census of Port Royal, Acadia has Martin BOURG 34, Marie POTRET his wife 34, Marie 17, Abraham 13, Pierre 11, Jeanne 9, Ambroise 7, Francois 5, Anne Marie 2; 18 cattle, 24 sheep, 13 hogs, 30 arpents, 1 gun.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. A transcription of the original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 135

   1698 census of Port Royal, Acadia has Martin BOURG 48; Marie POTET (wife) 42; Abraham 20; Pierre 18; Jeanne 15; Ambroise 12; Francois 10, Marie 10; Madeleine 4; Charles 1/2; 19 cattle, 27 sheep, 9 hogs, 35 arpents, 45 fruit trees, 2 guns.

3. ↑ "Acadian contracts, Fort Beauséjour, 1754", 1755: L'histoire et les histoires, Université de Moncton Transcription of the will

See also:

• BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 228.

• Title: Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, "Ajouts et corrections"; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: University of Moncton, Centre d'études acadiennes; Online; for pp. 49 & 229

Note: Article on the smallpox epidemic in Bristol, England. May have died from the time of leaving Acadia up to then.

Text: Died between Sep 1755 and the end of Sep 1756.