Joseph Dugas (1680 - abt. 1765)

Born 1680 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Claire Bourg — married 1699 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 1765 at about age 85 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, New Spain

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Biography

JOSEPH DUGAS is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on Plaque 3-Left. He is listed alone.^[1]

Joseph was born 1680 to Claude Dugas and Françoise Bourgeois.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Joseph, aged 6, was living with his parents, Claude Dugas, aged 38, and Francoise BOURGEOIS, aged 25, and seven siblings: Marie, aged 12, Claude, aged 10, Anne, aged 7, Francoise, aged 6, Marguerite, aged 5, Jeanne, aged 3, and Agnesse [sic], aged 1. They owned 1 gun and were living on 9 arpents of cultivable land with 25 cattle, 9 sheep, and 11 hogs.^[2]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Joseph, aged 13, was living with his parents, Claude, aged 44, and Francoise BOURGEOIS, aged 34, and his ten siblings: Marie, aged 17, Claude, aged 16, Francoise, aged 14, Marguerite, aged 11, Anne, aged 10, Jeanne, aged 9, Agnes, aged 7, Francois, aged 5, Madeleine, aged 4, and Cecile, aged 1. He was living in the household of his grandparents, Abraham DUGAS, aged 74, and Marguerite DOUCET, aged 66. The family owned 4 guns and was living on 26 arpents of cultivable land with 20 cattle, 30 sheep, and 15 pigs.^[3]

In 1699, he married Claire Bourg in Port Royal.

1707 Cobequid Census: Joseph DUGAST, Clair BOURG, 1 boy less than 14, 2 girls less than 12; 6 arpents, 15 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.

1714 Cobequid Census: Joseph DUGAS and his wife, 4 sons, 3 daughters.

He died in 1765 at age 85, buried in St. Martinville, soon after his arrival in Louisiana.^[4]

Research Notes

Two brothers, Francois and Joseph Dugas, married two sisters, Claire b. 1682 and Claire b. 1692 Bourg.

Sources

1. ↑ The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial, compiled by Jane G. Bulliard and the Wall of Names Committee (Scott, LA: Hulco, 2002) p. 15.
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 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: Claude DUGAS 38, Francoise BOURGEOIS 25; children: Marie 12, Claude 10, Francoise 6, Joseph 6, Marguerite 5, Agnesse 1, Jeanne 3; Anne 7; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 25 cattle, 9 sheep, 11 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Agnes was listed as Agnesse, Claude, aged 11, was transcribed as aged 10, and Francoise, aged 10, was transcribed as aged 6.

3. ↑ 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 Library and Archives Canada "Acadie Recensements 1671 - 1752," Images 62-108;
   at Port Royal: Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents, 4 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Madeleine was listed as Magdelene but transcribed as Madeleine, and Cecile was listed as Cecille but transcribed as Cecile. Marie Dugas, born about 1691, would have been 2 years old in 1693, but she was missing from the 1693 census. Another Marie was listed, Marie “Catherine” Dugas, but she was born in 1674.
4. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader Joseph citing Southwest Louisiana Records, vol. 1-A, 1750-1800 - Donald J. Hébert - Rayne, LA, Hebert Publications, 1996 - Church and civil records. - p. 274 Which Joseph buried in 1765 was this one? - Four entries: Joseph DUGAS died 26 Jul 1765, buried 27 Jul 1765. Recorded by Fr. Jean FRANCOIS at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville, LA (SM Ch.: v.1, p.8) & (SM Ch.: Slave Funeral Register, v.1, #8). [One of the first burials recorded in this parish.] Also: Joseph DUGAS buried 6/11 Oct 1765, recorded -- Oct 1765 by Fr. Jean FRANCOIS "cure de la nouvelle Acadie." (SM Ch.: v.1, p.13) & (SM Ch.: Slave Funderal Register, v.1, #22).

See also:

• White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert.; Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p. 564.