Marguerite Savoie (abt. 1736 - 1816)

Born about 1736 in Acadia, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Broussard — married 1763 in Acadie

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1816 at about age 80 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Joseph Broussard is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 2 Right. Listed with him is his wife Marguerite Savoie and two children: Rene and Marguerite. ^[1]

Marguerite Savoie was born about 1736 in Acadia. Her parents are Jean Dit Djanne SAVOIE and Anne LANDRY but please see Marguerite Savoie's Parents for more details and also see the research section below. She was living in the Attakapas Territory during the censuses of 1769, 1774 and 1777.

We know of her marriage to Joseph BROUSSARD dit Petit Jo, son of Joseph BROUSSARD dit Beausoleil & Agnes THIBODEAUX, because of a daughter's marriage contract, census records and succession entries.^[2] Marguerite Savoie and Joseph Broussard were first cousins once removed. Marguerite Savoie (abt.1736-1816) and Joseph Broussard (abt.1726-1788) are both descendants of Catherine Richard. We know of no dispensation to marry obtained. Given the times of the great upheaval, dispensations to marry weren't always readily available, but were often granted since dire circumstances demanded such.

Census: 1769: Attakapas Post in 1769^[3]

Census: 1774: Attakapas in 1774 ^[4]

Census: 1777: Attakapas in 1777. Joseph, Marguerite, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 3 slaves. There were 100 cattle, 20 horses, and 20 hogs.^[5]

Marguerite died suddenly at age about 77 years at the home of Michel BROUSSARD her son-in-law at La Cote Gelee on 19 Oct 1816 in St. Martin, LA., and was buried the next day at the St. Martinville Church cemetery. Her estate was probated on 16 Feb 1817 St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish.^[6]

Research

Parents:

Please be aware: The parents were recently changed to Jean Savoie (1710-bef. 1791) & Anne Landry (1718-bef. 1803). This Marguerite Savoie's parents were originally thought to be Francoise Martin and Charles Savoie. However, DNA research from descendants of Marguerite Savoie and Petit Jos Broussard, through their daughter Louise (Ludivine), didn't support that conclusion. Further research by Stephen White, and reported in a letter to Donald J. Arceneaux, found one woman named Marguerite Savoie who could have married Joseph dit Petit Jos Broussard. See Marguerite Savoie's Parents for more details and copied material from the letters. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial"; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 14
2. ↑ Marriage Contracts of the Attakapas Post, 1760-1803; Winston DeVille; Publication: St. Martinville, LA: Attakapas Historical Assoc., 1966; Special Publication No. 1; pp. 63 & 66. Includes "1774 Census of Attakapas" by Jane Guillory Bulliard & Leona Trosclair David.

   Text: Joseph BROUSSARD dit Petit Jo, son of Joseph BROUSSARD dit Beausoleil & Agnes THIBODEAUX, married Marguerite SAVOYE in Acadia, according to a daughter's marriage contract.

3. ↑ Attakapas Post in 1769--The First Nominal Census of Colonial Settlers in Southwest Louisiana; Author: Donald Joseph Arceneaux; Claitor's Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2014; Family # 24, p. 22

   Text: Joseph Broussard, 41, his wife [identified by the compiler on p. 37 as Marguerite Savoye citing SWLAR, 1A, page 141]; Rëné; his son 15; Marguerite, his daughter, 4; Lucdivine 2; Anastasie, his new-born daughter; Rëné le Blanc, 17; Anne Tibodeau, 14

   Oxen: 2; Cows: 8, Suivant: 8; Bulls and heifers: 8; Horses: 5, Suivant: 1; Pigs: 15.

4. ↑ Marriage Contracts of the Attakapas Post, 1760-1803; Winston DeVille; Special Publication No. 1; pp. 63 & 66. Includes "1774 Census of Attakapas" by Jane Guillory Bulliard & Leona Trosclair David.

   Text: No. 164: Joseph BROUSSARD sa femme; with 6 childen, 80 cattle, 8 horses or mules, and 15 hogs.

5. ↑ Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts; Winston De Ville, comp.; Publication: Ville Platte, LA: Author, 1987; (Source: Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain ; legajo 2358, folios 258-300); p. 13

   Text: 71. Joseph BROUSSARD, 47;

   Marguerite SÇAVOIS, wife, 35.

   Garcons: Joseph, 3; Francois, 1.

   Filles: Marguerite, 12; Luedivine, 10; astasie, 8; Magdeleine, 6.

   Slaves: 3.

   There were 100 cattle, 20 horses, and 20 hogs.

6. ↑ Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101
   • Text: SAVOIE, Marguerite - wid. of Joseph BROUSSARD; died 19 Oct. 1816 suddenly at age about 77 years at the home of Michel BROUSSARD her son-in-law at La Cote Gelee; buried 20 Oct. 1816 in the parish cemetery. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.4, #1084)
   • Text: BROUSSARD, Joseph dit Petit m. Marguerite SAVOIE In Succ. of Marguerite SAVOIE dated 16 Feb . 1817 (SM Ct.Hse.: Succ.#256)
   • Text: SAVOIE, Marguerite m. Joseph BROUSSARD dit Petit Joe Succ. dated 16 Feb. 1817 (SM Ct.Hse. : Succ.#256)
   • Text: Marguerite married to Joseph BROUSSARD dit Petit Joe, succession dated 16 Feb 1817 at St. Martin Parish Courthouse (SM Ct.Hse.: Succ. #256).
7. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader, geneanet.org; citing Stephen White letters to Donald J. Arceneaus in 2015. Marguerite Savoie