Claire Lapierre (abt. 1753 - 1814)

Born about 1753 in Petitcoudiac, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Surette — married about 1781 in Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1814 at about age 61 in Cocagne, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

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Biography

Claire Lapierre was born about 1753 in Petitcoudiac, Acadia, the daughter of Joseph Lapierre and Marguerite Brun.^[1]

Claire married widower Amand Surette about 1781.^[1] Their children were:

1. Jean Amable Surette (about 1782–1867)
2. Osite Surette (about 1784– )
3. Gertrude Surette (about 1788–1826)
4. Ludivine Surette (1794–1874)

Claire died on 8 Jan 1814 in Cocagne, and her funeral was held on 16 Jan 1814 in Grande-Digue.^[2][3] She was noted as being 61 years of age, the wife of Amant Suret.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des « Retrouvailles 94 » SURETTE (https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf/37fam-surette.pdf), page 1.

   [Amand Surette] s'est marié deux fois : en premières noces vers 1761 à Jeanne-Osite Pellerin... et, en secondes noces vers 1781 à Claire Lapierre, fille de Joseph Lapierre et de Marguerite Brun....
   m (2) CLAIRE LAPIERRE. Enfants :
   3. iv. Jean-Amable, n Chezzetcook v 1782; m v 1804 Marguerite BOUDREAU (Jean & Anne Boudreau); d Cocagne 29 mai 1867.
   v. Osite, m v 1802 Hilarion BOUDREAU (Jean & Anne Boudreau).
   vi. Gertrude, n Chezzetcook v 1788; m v 1806 Célestin PETITPAS (Jean & Marie Boudreau); d Grande-Digue 26 déc 1826.
   vii. Ludivine, n Chezzetcook v mai 1794; m Grande-Digue 24 août 1812 Placide GOGUEN (JeanBaptiste & Marie-Madeleine Thibodeau); s Cocagne 23 nov 1874

2. ↑ "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889, Claire Lapierre funeral 16 Jan 1814.
3. ↑ Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #111, burial for Claire Lapierre, 16 Jan 1814, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017 accessed 2 Jun 2023.

See also:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SRXN-WB8 : accessed 2016-11-02), entry for Claire /Lapierre/.