Henriette Guerin (abt. 1714 - 1759)

Born about 1714 in Acadie

Ancestors

Wife of Olivier Boudrot — married about 1740 in Acadie

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1759 at about age 45 in Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France

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Biography

Henriette Guerin was born about 1714 in Acadie, a daughter of Jerome Guerin and Isabelle Aucoin. ^[1]

Henriette (~26) married Olivier Boudrot (~28), son of Denis Boudreau and Agnes Vincent, around 1740 in Acadie.^[1]

Their children were:

1. Magdeleine Josephe Boudrot (1742 - )
2. Anne Marie Boudrot (c.1745 - 1758)
3. Basile Boudrot (c.1746 -1758)
4. Mathurin Boudrot ( - 1758)
5. Charles Boudrot (c.1753 - 1758)
6. Jean Baptiste Boudrot (c.1756 - 1758)

Around 1750, Olivier and his family settled on Ile Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island), seeking a better life. They were counted on the census of 1752 at Pinette, Ile Saint-Jean with two sons and three daughters:

Olivier (41), plowman and native of Acadia, but in country for only 2 yrs. Married to Henriette Guérin (40), native of Acadia. 5 children: Bazille (6), Mathurin (3), Marguerite Josephe (10), Magdeleine Josephe (8), Anne Marie (7). Have 2 oxen, 4 cows, 2 calves, 1 bull, 1 heifer, 5 pigs, 23 fowl. They have settled on land at the farther end of Ance à Pinet to the south of the ance. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing for a garden only.^[2]

According to Georges Arsenault,

The Acadians' hope of living peacefully on Isle Saint-Jean was soon shattered. In the summer of 1758, the fortress of Louisbourg on Isle Royale was attacked by British troops. The French capitulated thereby forfeiting Isle Saint-Jean as well. Soldiers were sent to the Island with orders to deport the inhabitants to France. Some 3000 Islanders were successfully rounded up and crowded on ships that set sail for Europe later in the fall. For the Acadians, it was disaster.1500 of them managed to escape deportation by fleeing to the Bay of Chaleurs region and to Quebec where many died of sickness and hunger. Of those deported to France, more that half drowned or died by disease and illness during the voyage and many others died in the months following their arrival in France.^[3]

The family did not escape deportation. They were put aboard one of five infamous deportation ships (John Samuel, Mathias, Patience, Restoration, Yarmouth), traveling together, and arrived on 23 January 1759 at Saint-Malo, Bretagne (today Ille-et-Vilaine), France. The five ships had a total 1033 passengers, of which 339 were lost at sea and 156 died in the months that followed arrival, leaving 538 survivors. Three births took place during the passage. Only two of Olivier's seven family members survived deportation: Olivier and daughter Magdeline. Four of his children, ages 3-13 died at sea. (Their oldest daughter wasn't with them.)^{[4] [5]}

Henriette died on 21 March 1759 at the hospital in Saint-Malo, shortly after arriving in France.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999) p. 777;

   Henriette Guérin (Jérôme Guérin & Isabelle/Élisabeth Aucoin) born around 1714. On 1752 La Roque census age 40. On list of arrivals in St. Malo 1759 age 45. Married Olivier Boudrot (Denis & Agnès Vincent) around 1740. Died on 21 March 1759, age 45, at the hospital of St. Malo (St-Servan register).

2. ↑ Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: S.E.Dawson, 1905), 1752 La Roque Census, p. 122 image 274. The original census, in French, can be found at Census Original Version “Recensement de l'Isle Royal et de Isle Saint-Jean ” p. 456, Image 460;

   Olivier Boudrot, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 41 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Henriette Guérin, native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years.They have two sons and three daughters:

   Bazille Boudrot, aged 6 years.

   Mathurin, aged 3 years.

   Margueritte Joseph, aged 10 years.

   Magdelaine Joseph, aged 8 years.

   Anne Marie, aged 7 years.

   And in stock, two oxen, four cows, two calves, one bull, one heifer, five pigs, and twenty-three fowls or chickens.

   The land on which they have settled is situated at the farther end of Ance à Pinet to the south of said ance. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for a garden only.

3. ↑ Georges Arsenault, "The Acadians Of Prince Edward Island," online at Acadian Home website. Available at: http://www.acadian-home.org/Georges-Arsenault-pen.html Accessed 4 June 2020.
4. ↑ Albert Robichaux, Jr., The Acadian Exiles in Saint-Malo, 1758-1785, Vol. 1 Family Genealogies A-G, (Eunice, LA: Hebert Publications, 1981) pp.111-112;

   Family #143.

5. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 image 171, accessed 17 Sep 2023

   BOUDEROT Olivier, 47 ans
   GUERIN Henriette, 45 ans, femme (+ à l'hôpital le 21 mars 1759)
   BOUDEROT Madeleine Josèphe, 15 ans, fille
   BOUDEROT Anne, 13 ans, fille, + en mer
   BOUDEROT Bazile, 12 ans, fils, + en mer
   BOUDEROT Charles, 6 ans, fils, + en mer
   BOUDEROT Jean Baptiste, 3 ans, fils, + en mer

See also:

• 1775-1776 Convois entre Chatellerault et Nantes1 citation provides evidence for Destination
• Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History 6 citations provide evidence for Custom Event, Name, Gender, Birth, Departure, Arrival, Census
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