Marguerite Caplan (abt. 1701 - abt. 1752)

Born about 1701 in Gaspé, Canada, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Ancestors

Daughter of Guillaume Capela and Unknown Mi'kmaq

Wife of François Talbot Larocque — married about 15 Jun 1720 in Louisbourg, Acadia, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 27 Nov 1752 at about age 51 in Pabos, Chandler, Canada, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

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Biography

Marguerite Caplan was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Mi'kmaq Nation.

Marguerite was born about 1700-1704.^[1]

Four Caplan Sisters

Marguerite Capela is one of four daughters of Guillaume Capela and Unknown Mi'kmaq.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

"Together they had four children. Three of these children (Marguerite, Catherine and Madeleine) are noted as being ancestors to a number of Acadian families in the Gaspésie area. [...] Madeleine Caplan [...] was a sister of Marguerite, Marie Louise, and Catherine."^[2]

Biographical Note

The sisters Marguerite, Catherine, and Madeleine Caplan are the ancestors of many Acadian families in the Gaspé peninsula and in northern New Brunswick, including the Mallets, the Lanteignes, the Mailloux's, the Roussys, as well as certain branches of the Langlois, Duguay, and Albert families."^[7]

According to White, "The sister relationships were determined by review of dispensations for marriages among their descendants.^[8]

She married François Larocque (1700-1752) on 08 November 1720 in Louisbourg, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada.^{[citation needed]}

In chronological order:^{[citation needed]}

1. Catherine, b. abt 1720
2. Marie Madeleine, b. abt 1726
3. Charles, b. abt 1728
4. Jean, b. abt 1730
5. Georges, b. abt 1736

On November 27, 1752, Marguerite Caplan and her husband both died by drowning at Pabos. Buried at Chandler Gaspé, Québec, Canada. "Drowned Origin: Métisse".^{[9][citation needed]}

Research Notes

DNA

Marguerite Caplan is E.K.A. for 17 mtDNA testers at FTDNA, only 1 of whom have named her as E.K.A. All but one reports Hg=C1c; the singleton is an HVR2 test that reports Hg=C.

FrancoGene's catalog of C1c mtDNA Triangualtions includes lines of descent through all four Caplan sisters, with genealogical pedigrees of the testers.^[10]

See also, the discussion of mtDNA Haplogroup C1c in the profile of Marguerite's mother, Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan.

Reliable genealogists give [marriage date] about 1720 (Landry) or in 1719 (White and Reader) and no location. PRDH gives 6/15/1720 in Acadie with no marriage record attached. ^[11][12]

Descendants des Familles Métis en Gaspésie

On retrouve cette famille à Restigouche vers 1760. On retrouve les Larocque qui nous intéressent à Bonaventure lors du recensement en 1765. Ensuite, nous les retrouvons à Paspébiac et St-Godefroi. Google translation: We find this family in Restigouche around 1760. We find the Larocques that interest us in Bonaventure during the census in 1765. Then we find them in Paspébiac and St-Godefroi.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Estimate based on estimated date of marriage, and the story of her parents Guillaume Capela and Unknown Mi'kmaq.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} White, Stephen A. English Supplement to the Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes ,Part I 1636 to 1714; Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 2000, Print. P. 314-315
3. ↑ "Evidence de communautes metisses autour de la baie des Chaleurs -- D'hier a aujourd'hui", Victorin N Mallet, Ph. D., paperback.
4. ↑ "Ethnogenese Des Premieres Metis Canadiennes (1603-1763)", Dec 2011, Denis Jean, Moncton University.Research Univ of Moncton
5. ↑ Comeau, Marc-André. "Pêcheur normand, famille métisse: Genèse de l'installation d'une famille de pêcheurs, les Mallet d'Acadie, à la baie des Chaleurs." French edition. Published Sept. 7 2021. ISBN 978-2897912758. Published by Septentrion.
6. ↑ Capela, Magdeleine on OUR GASPE ROOTS database online at bakerchild.tribalpages.com as viewed 12 October 2021.
7. ↑ White, p.70-71.
8. ↑ White.
   

   "i. The dispensation for the third degree of kindred granted upon the marriage of Catherine's grandson Jacques Huard to Marguerite's granddaughter Judith Capados (Rg Carleton 21 April 1788) provides proof that Catherine and Marguerite were sisters.
   
   "ii. Madeleine's grandson Etienne Michel married Catherine's great granddaughter Modeste Langlois with a dispensation for the third to the fourth degree of kindred (Rg Bonaventure 10 May 1823). This is proof that Madeleline and Catherine were sisters. See also the dispensations in the marriage records of Jean Michel to Angelique Grenier (Rg Bonaventure 21 Feb 1814), of Brigitte Michel to Charles Langlois (Rg Bonaventure 16 Aug 1813), and of Marguerite Michel to Jean-Baptiste Grenier (Rg Bonaventure 8 Nov 1816).
   
   "iii. Insofar as it is known, this is the only Caplan family that was settled along the lower Saint Lawrence River. It has thus been presumed that Marie-Louise must have belonged to it."

9. ↑ PDF file (Note: no sources, did not open on 10/5/2021)
10. ↑ Catalog of C1c mtDNA Triangualtions at FrancoGene.com. Includes genealogical pedigrees of testers. Includes lines of descent through all four sisters. Contribution: Audrey Waltner, Victorin Mallet; (i) Jean-Pierre Gendreau-Hétu, 19 mai 2014.
11. ↑ http://genealogy-canada.org/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Caplan_Marguerite&pid=28703&lng=en
12. ↑ Genealogy Canada entry is annotated: "LA DATE DU MARIAGE DE CE COUPLE PROVIENT D'UNE COMMUNICATION PERSONNELLE DES CHERCHEURS-GÉNÉALOGISTES ASSOCIÉS AU PROJET BALSAC À L'UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI".
13. ↑ http://metisgaspesie.com

See also:

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~louislarocque/frank.htm (Unsourced, DNA points to prohibited IP on 10/5/2021 (Bourque-573 16:15, 5 October 2021 (UTC)))

DNA Confirmations

DNA Tester DLC

The subject of this profile, Marguerite Caplan (abt.1701-abt.1752), is a daughter of Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan and the 8x great-grandmother of mtDNA tester D.(L)C.

Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA between

• D.(L)C. (FTDNA kit # B370466)

and her matrilineal cousins

• 8C2r of C.L-H. (FTDNA kit # 377674)

  9C1r F.L. (FTDNA kit # B609006)

  9C1r C.B. (FTDNA kit # B370466)

who have a Full Spectrum mtDNA exact match (GD=0), on CR and HVR1 and HVR2, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their Most-Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) who is Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan.

MRCA is 7x great grandmother of C.L-H. (through Marie Louise Caplan).

MRCA is 8x great grandmother of F.L. (through Catherine :Caplan).

MRCA is 9x great grandmother of D.(L)C. (through Marguerite Caplan).

MRCA is 8x great grandmother of C.B. (through Magdalena Caplan)

MRCA is Unknown Mi'kmaq (Marguerite and Marie Louise)

Matrilineal pedigrees. DLC and CLH

Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA between D.(L)C. (FTDNA kit # B370466) and her matrilineal cousin 8C2r of C.L-H. (FTDNA kit # 377674) who have a Full Spectrum mtDNA exact match (GD=0), on CR and HVR1 and HVR2, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their Most-Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) who is Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan. MRCA is 7x great grandmother of C.L-H. (through Marie Louise Caplan). MRCA is 9x great grandmother of D.(L)C. (through Marguerite Caplan).

MRCA is Unknown Mi'kmaq (Marguerite and Catherine)

Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA between D.(L)C. (FTDNA kit # B370466) and her matrilineal cousin 9C1r F.L. (FTDNA kit # B609006) who have a Full Spectrum mtDNA exact match (GD=0), on CR and HVR1 and HVR2, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their Most-Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) who is Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan. MRCA is 8x great grandmother of F.L. (through Catherine :Caplan). MRCA is 9x great grandmother of D.(L)C. (through Marguerite Caplan).

MRCA is Unknown Mi'kmaq (Marguerite and Magdalena)

Matrilineal pedigrees (DLC and CB).

Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA between D.(L)C. (FTDNA kit # B370466) and her matrilineal cousin 9C1r C.B. (FTDNA kit # B370466) who have a Full Spectrum mtDNA exact match (GD=0), on CR and HVR1 and HVR2, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their Most-Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) who is Unknown (Mi'kmaq) Caplan. MRCA is 8x great grandmother of C.B. (through Magdalena Caplan). MRCA is 9x great grandmother of D.(L)C. (through Marguerite Caplan).