Louis Daigle (1673)

Born 1673 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Louis was born in 1673 based on his ages in several Acadian censuses up through 1700^[1].

His earliest mention is the 1678 Acadian Census at Port Royal^[2]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Louis, aged 13, was living with his stepfather, Jean FARDEL, aged 46, and his mother, Marie Godet [sic], aged 36, and his six siblings: Bernard, aged 16, Olivier, aged 12, Jean, aged 10, Marie, aged 9, Anne, aged 7, and Pierre, aged 5. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 5 arpents of cultivable land with 13 cattle, 9 sheep and 8 hogs.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 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. P. 447
2. ↑ 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

   Ollivier Daigre & Marie Godet; 6 boys the oldest 12, 1666; 2 girls 2, 1676; St Christoffe at the Ste Marie Brook; 4 acres, 6 cattle

3. ↑ 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 Library and Archives Canada "Acadie Recensements 1671 - 1752," Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Jean FARDEL 46, Marie GODET 36; children: Bernard 16, Louis 13, Olivier 12, Jean 10, Marie 9, Anne 7, Pierre 5; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 13 cattle, 9 sheep,8 hogs. The original 1686 census at Port Royal had a note added later saying that the children were from the marriage of Olivier Daigle and Marie Gaudet. Gaudet was listed as Godet.